What were the arguments for and against expanding and acquiring colonies? Let’s first look at the people that were against it. All of this expansion has paid a price to the people who were already living out west. As settlers moved west, they forced Indians from their land. Settlers cut off the Indians food supply, by killing the American Bison. The Bison was a valuable commodity to the American Indians; they used its skin for making clothes, shoes, and shelter. Out of their bones they made tools and various weapons, and the rest they used for food supply. The thought was if we starve them out they will surrender. Meanwhile back east the Politicians were planning not only to expand to California, but across the Pacific to other countries. …show more content…
It started with Spain occupying Cuba, and there control of imports and exports. In nineteen hundred and one America started building a naval fleet, and increasing some naval bases. They increased their possessions in the Pacific Ocean and the building of the Panama Canal. At this same time Spain had dug deep into their empire controlling Cuba, and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. In the Pacific they grew Guantanamo, and the Philippines. The United Sates had invested in Cuban mining opportunities and sugar cane fields. In eighteen hundred and seventy, young Jose Marti was a great rebel against Spain. He was calling all Cubans for independence. Jose Marti excelled to be a national hero with locals in Cuba. In eighteen ninety four he and his rebels attacked the United States sugar cane plantations destroying crops. Jose was hoping to provoke the United States to act against Spain. Instead Spain sent an army to wipe out Jose and his followers. Jose was killed in battle, but the revolution continued. Discouraged by this revolution Spain ordered three thousand Cubans into concentration camps. However aide soon arrived for Cuba through yellow Journalism. A reporter was sent over to Cuba named Remington; he soon discovered that there were no battles. With no story to cover, he wired William Hearst that he wanted to come home. Hearst wired back, you supply the pictures and I will supply the war. Soon war did come to