Why Did American "Filibusters" Invade the Caribbean and Central America

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why did American "filibusters" invade the Caribbean and Central America?

• A) to expand American slave territory
• B) to establish new slave nations as a refuge for southern slaveholders
• C) to prepare for an American naval invasion
• D) to capture slaves to sell in the United States

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Definitions:

Conj

Conj, short for conjunction, refers to the logical operator that connects two propositions, statements, or terms, where the compound statement is true if both components are true.

Simp

A colloquial expression indicating someone who goes to great lengths to gain the favor of another, often ignoring their own dignity.

Add

To combine one or more numbers or values to get a sum or total.

Simp

A slang term often used to describe someone who performs excessive sympathy or attention towards another person, typically someone they're romantically interested in, often with nothing in return.