Why did anti-imperialists in the United States oppose the U.S. annexation of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?
Question 1 options:
They feared that the U.S. military was overextended and could not defend the new territory.
They believed that adding more U.S. states would disrupt the political balance in Congress.
They argued that the cost of administering a new territory was much higher than any potential economic benefit.
They felt that expanding U.S. territory through conquest was a contradiction of the founding principles of the United States.
What happened in the Philippines after the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish American War?
Question 2 options:
The Philippines went to war with the U.S. in an attempt to gain its independence.
The Philippines unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. for immediate statehood.
The U.S. helped the Philippines write a constitution for a democratic government.
The U.S. immediately extended citizenship to all residents of the Philippines.