Review the statement. after the spanish-american war, the united states gained control of samoa, guam, and puerto rico. which options most accurately analyze how this expansion transformed the united states? (select all that apply.) a. it prevented the united states from developing its economic might. b. it allowed the united states to establish a military presence abroad. c. it established its presence on the world stage as an imperial power. d. it led to an increase in tension between the united states and canada.

The correct answers are B) it allowed the United States to establish a military presence abroad and C) it established its presence on the world stage as an imperial power.

After the Spanish-American war, the United States gained control of Puerto Rico, Surinam, and Guam. This expansion transformed the U.S. because it allowed the United States to establish a military presence abroad and it established its presence on the world stage as an imperial power.  

In 1898, the United States went to war against Spain. The U.S. defeat the Spanish Army and as a result of this Spain ended the control it hado ver its colonies in America and the United States gained new territories in Latin America and the Pacific Ocean.  

Both countries signed the Treaty of Paris on December 8, 1898, and the U.S. The United States became a powerful and respect nation.

worcester v. georgia, legal case in which the u.s. supreme court on march 3, 1832, held (5–1) that the states did not have the right to impose regulations on native american land. andrew jackson refused to enforce the ruling, the decision form the basis for most subsequent indian law in the united states.