Why did the United States want to gain control of the Philippines? A. The United States was afraid that Great Britain would acquire it
first.
B. The islands would increase the US presence in the Pacific,
C. The islands were full of guano.
O D. The Spanish were a serious threat to trade with China,

Me! these questions are based on american people in the south essential questions: question 1: for what reasons will one group of people exploit another? focus questions: question 1: what influenced the development of the south more: geography, economy, or slavery? question 2: what were the economic, political and social arguments for and againsts slavery in the first half of the 19th century.