One similarity in the political organization of the Mughal and Ottoman empires was that both A. allowed soldiers to run the empire, empowering the military. B. had a ruler with absolute power, advised by a council of officials. C. relied frequently on voting, letting people decide laws for themselves. D. were ruled by a council of elders, with a ceremonial king at the top.

i think the answer is: cuba wanted to be independent from spain, and the u.s. wanted to end spanish rule in the west.

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-lavira : )

that was the type of government the spanish colonists were used to.

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.