I've been through one war. i have seen the dead piled up, and i do not want to see another."„president william mckinley, a veteran of the civil war

mckinleyís remark in 1895 came as a result of pressure for the united states to take what action?

declare war on spain

annex hawaii

declare war on cuba

occupy midway island

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

a variant spelling of the word dote (british)