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genevieve1028 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

When the United States invaded Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War

a. the army encountered stiff resistance from the Spanish.
b. it met almost no resistance from Spanish forces.
c. most of the population greeted the invaders as liberating heroes.
d. heavy fighting occurred in the harbor at San Juan.
e. its intentions were to grant Puerto Rican independence.

Question 2

The cement that held the Whig party together in its formative days was

a. hatred of Andrew Jackson and his aggrandizement of executive power at the expense of the states and Congress.
b. support of the American System.
c. opposition to the Anti-Masonic party.
d. the desire for a strong president.
e. opposition to the tariff.