Which of the Following Was a Result of the Spanish-American

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?

• A) Puerto Rico and Guam became states in which residents could vote in U.S. presidential elections but were denied the ability to pay taxes for government services.
• B) Newly acquired territories lacked statehood, but all residents gained full representation in Congress and the ability to vote in presidential elections.
• C) Despite having promised Cubans independence, the United States gained Cuba as a territory and did little to curb the spread of widespread disease there.
• D) The United States gained strategic territories in the Pacific and Latin America without acknowledging the people of those territories as having full representation in the republic.
• E) The United States gained the Panama Canal Zone in Central America, which linked the East Coast to California, because of Panama's role in the war.

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