Empire for Liberty? by Wilfried Yem Bilong https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s en-us 2019-02-13 14:32:14 UTC 2026-02-02 21:28:29 UTC hello@padlet.com How did gaining this territory benefit the U.S.? Gaining this territory benefited the U.S. because it decreased the chances of war and added additional security to the U.S. 1808572 https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330818868 2019-02-13 14:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330818868 What were the costs of gaining this territory, for the U.S.? The negative consequences of gaining this territory for the U.S. were it would add an additional slave state. 1808572 https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819302 2019-02-13 14:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819302 How did U.S. acquisition of this territory impact those who already lived there? People already lived in this territory. Their lives were changed as a result of the U.S. gaining their land because, they ended up either being forced to change their entire culture or move out of that land. 1808572 https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819421 2019-02-13 14:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819421 How did the original inhabitants resist American expansion? The people who already lived in the territory fought against U.S. control by hunting them like wild beast and/or vampires. 1808572 https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819580 2019-02-13 14:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819580 Was the U.S. justified in acquiring the territory? Why or why not? The U.S. government not justified in gaining this territory because Everywhere they went they either kicked people out of their homes or forced them to have their same christian beliefs so that they could become “civilized.” 1808572 https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819711 2019-02-13 14:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/1808572/r5gre4knc47s/wish/330819711