In battles in the philippines and puerto rico american forces were joined by

In the battles in the Philippines and Puerto Rico, American forces were joined by rebels of those countries, who were fighting Spain in order to achieve their independence.

Explanation:

In the Spanish-American War, the Americans had the support of the rebel groups of the Spanish colonies, who had the common goal of achieving their independence, sharing Spain as an enemy.

However, in the case of the Philippines, these rebels happened to face the United States after the war with Spain, because they did not want to be an American colony but to obtain full independence.

b. major john c. frémont led a rebellion called the bear flag revolt.

explanation:

during the bear flag revolt, from june to july 1846, a small group of american settlers in california rebelled against the mexican government and proclaimed california an independent republic. the republic was short-lived because soon after the bear flag was raised, the u.s. military began occupying california, which went on to join the union in 1850. the bear flag became the official state flag in 1911.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.