What was Secretary of State John Hay trying to protect for the United States?
A territorial expansion
B. trade with African colonies
c. trade rights in China
Daccess to military bases

a. because the u.s. was the leading with the most technology, economy, etc. also was teamed with other allies witch boosted the economy and materials to improve technology and use it.

i do not know if this question has options, but a main impact of the federal reserve act of 1913, which created the federal reserve bank, was the international use of the u.s. dollar, which soon became the world's leading currency - particularly during world war i, since many nations around the world asked the united states for money.

the answer is states.

the puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the church of england the common unity strengthened the community.