If you were writing a thesis paper about events that legitimate sized the united states as an international power, which of the following would be most effective to include? a u. s. purchase of alaska from russia in 1867 or b u s victory in the spanish-american war in 1898 or sea discovery of gold in california in 1848 or d defeat of the sioux at wounded knee in 1890

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

if it were me, i would pick c. c is the best answer because it's basically saying go on a non-violent strike for india