At the end of the Nineteenth Century, Americans debated whether the United States should seek an overseas empire. Various reasons were given against seeking to acquire territory overseas. Which of the following was NOT one of those reasons? a) • America's destiny is to spread the values of liberty and democracy throughout the word. b)Americans can uplift and civilize peoples in other parts of the world c)having completed territorial expansion in North America, the united states needed to continue to add more land to accommodate its ever growing population d)the united states needed naval ports in other parts of the world to protect its access to foreign markets

At the end of the Nineteenth Century, Americans debated whether the United States should seek an overseas empire. Various reasons were given against seeking to acquire territory overseas. Which of the following was NOT one of those reasons? a) • America's destiny is to spread the values of liberty and democracy throughout the word. b)Americans can uplift and civilize peoples in other parts of the world c)having completed territorial expansion in North America, the united states needed to continue to add more land to accommodate its ever growing population d)the united states needed naval ports in other parts of the world to protect its access to foreign markets