Why were the first shots of the spanish-american war fired in the philippines rather than in cuba?

a. the filipinos began a rebellion against their spanish rulers as soon as the united states entered the war against the spanish.

b. the declaration of war allowed the american fleet to sail to the caribbean only after spanish fleet in the philippines had been defeated.

c. realizing the strategic value of the philippines, the united states ordered a surprise attack on the spanish fleet as soon as war was declared.

d. anticipating a defeat in the caribbean, the spanish tried to capture new territories in asia, attacking the philippines once war had been declared.

The correct answer is: Realizing the strategic value of the Philippines, the United States ordered a surprise attack on the Spanish fleet as soon as war was declared.

The United States felt that its West Coast was vulnerable to attacks, and felt that attacking the Philippines had a strategic value to protect themselves. Also, it concerned the United States the fact that a great power, such as Germany, could take the Phillipines for itself, taking advantage of the chaos that was installed by the war.

he did it to save us from our sins, so we can see him in heaven 1 day. it's because he loves us so much. he used himself as the final sacrifice, so that we could be forgiven for our sins, so that we can see him in heaven, if we believe.

from the religious point of view, the conflicts began because of the enmity between catholic and protestants. in 1649, at the insistence of baltimore, the colonial assembly approved the act of religious tolerance, the first law in the colonies granting freedom of worship, though only for christians. in 1654, however, with the protestants of maryland in the majority, the act was revoked. the almost civil war broke out and order was not restored until 1658, when lord baltimore was returned to power.

on the issue of class conflict, the chesapeake region offered few economic opportunities to contract employees who had served their term of obligation. even with the small amount of capital needed to grow tobacco, former hired servants at best became subsistence farmers, a mature class for those called to rebellion, such as those proposed by nathaniel bacon. as the number of new hired workers declined because of limited chances of progress and reports of severe treatment, they were replaced by african slaves.

from the racial point of view, after 1660, the chesapeake colonies imposed laws that defined slavery as a lifelong and hereditary condition based on race. this made slaves profitable because planters could rely not only on their work but also on their children. the slave population, which numbered four thousand in virginia and maryland in 1675, grew significantly by the end of the century.