Most American Leaders Believed That the Only Way to Maintain

question 42

Multiple Choice

Most American leaders believed that the only way to maintain control of the new Pacific Coast was to

• A) establish naval bases at San Diego and Puget Sound.
• B) build a canal across Central America.
• C) grant the territories quick statehood.
• D) construct a transcontinental railroad.
• E) build a string of military forts across the West.

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