We cannot be a republic and an empire at the same time. it is perhaps possible there are two kinds of civilizations-those for home consumption and those for the heathen market." -mark twain, 1899 what government action is mr. twain protesting? the continuing importation of africans to be used as slave labor in american farms and factories the recent massacre of native americans at wounded knee and the violation of treaties the mexican-american war and the subsequent confiscation of new mexico, arizona, and colorado the american annexation of the philippines, guam, puerto rico, and the brutal treatment of the filipino people

The idea of manifest destiny simply stated it was america's destiny to expand from the atlantic ocean to the pacific. the word "destiny" implies an idea that it was within our rights as a nation to expand. in a paragraph of 125+ words, explain what could be wrong with that idea.

Ahistorian is writing a book about british prime minister winston churchill. she claims that churchill was one of the earliest british leaders to realize that nazi germany was a serious threat to british security what is the best way to determine whether the historian's interpretation is valid? o a. review primary sources to see if churchill ever recorded his opinions of nazi germany. o b. find out whether the historian has written any other books about british leaders. c. analyze secondary sources summarizing the effects of nazi germany on great britain. o d. cite the historian's book in another study about important 20th- century world leaders.

Which sentence best describes the effect of the bill of rights? a.it gave parliament the right to elect a successor when a monarch died.b.it ensured that no monarch could rule without parliament.c.it guaranteed all people the rights of liberty and property.d.it defined the rights of the officials of the church of england.