Amajor reason the united states began to seek colonies during the late 1890s was that the

The correct answer is expansion of American industry made acquiring new markets and additional resources desirable

Explanation:

Britain began to colonize the world since it's own local market was very small to support it's large industrial output.

Similarly, by the 1890s' the United States had become an industrial power with a heavy export industry. The United States had become a leader in Steel and Textile but wanted to acquire new markets in order to support local businesses and job creation.

In such a time, colonizing new places to acquire markets and resources seemed like the only natural way forward.

the answer would be a).