•european powers stopped colonizing the western hemisphere. • the u. s. agreed to leave europe's established colonies in the western hemisphere alone. the box above describes a. why the protocol of peace led to the end of the spanish-american war. b. how the treaty of ghent ended disagreements from the war of 1812. c. the standards of peace that canada and the u. s. agreed to have with each other. d. significant outcomes that resulted from the monroe doctrine.

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources