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1783- the union started with 13 states. area in square miles: 349,845
1803- the union consisted of 17 states and the province of louisiana ceded by france
1819- the union consisted of 22 states. florida ceded by spain.
1861- the union consisted of 34 states. texas being annexed in 1845.
1898- the united states consisted of 48 states and territories. area square miles: 3,601,270. in this year hawaii was annexed.
1899- the united states has come into possession of valuable colonies- cuba, philippines, porto rico.
and now all the nations are anxious to be on friendly terms with uncle sam.
caption reads: “a lesson for anti-expansionists: showing how uncle sam has been an expansionist first, last, and all the time.”
1. who is the man in this cartoon as a baby, teenager, young adult, adult, and elderly man? (1 point)
2. who does this man represent or symbolize? (1 point)
3. what is the message of this cartoon? what is the cartoonist saying about the united states? (2 points)
4. what has been the result of the u. s. growing throughout the years? (2 points)
5. based upon the message of this cartoonist, is this cartoonist in favor or opposed to u. s. imperialism? explain how you arrived at this conclusion. (2 points)

30 points and brainliest for the first person who can answer under 10 minutes, and has right ! fred rodriguez and alma morton are running for an open u. s. senate seat. during a debate, they had this exchange: "i believe that people should take responsibility for their actions," fred said. "if they are going to hurt others then they should pay for their actions. unsupervised children are to blame for many crimes. their parents should be held accountable." "many parents in our community work full time," alma replied. "they don't have enough income to pay a child-care provider. and now you're suggesting that they should be arrested for crimes their children commit? how are they supposed to feed their families if they are in jail? shame on you for suggesting such a thing! i support the families now tax that provides funds for child services." "the last thing we need is another tax," fred said. "local nonprofit agencies should children instead." which candidate’s statement implies he or she has sympathy for the problems of working families and would tend to support their platform? alma: “i support the families now tax that provides funds for child services." alma: “they don't have enough income to pay a child-care provider.” fred: "i believe that people should take responsibility for their actions." fred: "local nonprofit agencies should children instead."