Before a treaty annexing Hawaii to the United States could be rushed through the U.S. Senate in 1893
a. President Harrison's term expired and the less imperialist Grover Cleveland became president.
b. war broke out between the United States and Great Britain.
c. the white American sugar rebels decided that Hawaii should remain independent.
d. popular opinion in the United States turned against such colonial ventures.
e. the pro-annexation forces demanded that Hawaii be admitted to the Union as a state.
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a. was freed to rejoin her people in exchange for guiding the expedition b. died of measles before the expedition reached the Pacific Ocean c. married Meriwether Lewis at the end of the expedition d. betrayed the Lewis and Clark party's location to hostile Shoshone
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A. advertising has increasingly filled up the spaces of our daily existence B. consumerism is not as important as it once was C. advertising has become less important than the actual product being sold D. the dominant culture of the country has shifted and is focused more on quality of products than availability
Discuss the involvement of women, both North and South, in the Civil War
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Between 5,000 and 11,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war died when their Japanese captors forced them to walk through the jungle in what came to be known as the __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word