1854 how were they origanally acquired by the united states

What former head of the cuban secret service was charged with protecting the country's prime minister for nearly 50 years?

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”

On the map above, areas along the coast are colored green (letter b). what type of climate do these areas have? a. arid b. semiarid c. mediterranean d. humid subtropical