The united states acquired several territories as a result of the spanish american war which one resisted american rule

The correct answer is the Philippines

Filipino nationalists fought against a change in colonial masters following the Spanish-American war. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, they sought independence from any colonial masters. The Philippines was given full independence from the United States following the signing of the Treaty of Manilla.

the romans were initially interested in expansion via sicily (which at that time was a cultural melting pot), part of which lay under carthaginian control. at the start of the first punic war (264-241 bc), carthage was the dominant power of the western mediterranean, with an extensive maritime empire