Question 14 (1 point) "In 1789 the flag of the Republic waved over 4,000,000 souls in thirteen states, and their savage territory which stretched to the Mississippi, to Canada, to the Floridas. The timid minds of that day said that no new territory was needed;and, for the hour they were right. But [Thomas] Jefferson, through whose intellect the centuries marched; Jefferson, who dreamed of Cuba as an American state; Jefferson, the first Imperialist of the Republic- Jefferson acquired that imperial territory which swept from the Mississippi to the mountains, from Texas to the British possessions, and the march of the flag began! __ Jefferson, strict constructionist of constitutional power though he was, obeyed the Anglo-Saxor impulse within him. __ And now obeying the same voice that Jefferson heard and obeyed, that (Andrew) Jackson heard and obeyed, that [James] Monroe heard and obeyed, that (William) Seward heard and obeyed, that [Ulysses] Grant heard and obeyed, that [Benjamin] Harrison heard and obeyed, our President today plants the flag over the islands of the seas, outposts of commerce, citadels of national security, and the march of the flag goes onr Albert J. Beveridge, candidate for United States Senate,"The March of the Flag" speech, 1898 Based on the excerpt Beveridge would have most likely opposed which of the following? Senator Henry Dawes's program to reform American Indian policy through forced assimilation Anti-expansionist groups that advocated Filipino independence The Chinese Exclusion Act and limits on immigration d The doctrine of survival of the fittest as applied to society

## Step 1<br />The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the excerpt. The excerpt is a speech by Albert J. Beveridge, a candidate for the United States Senate, in 1898. The speech is filled with pro-expansionist sentiments, praising the expansion of the United States and its influence over new territories.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we need to analyze each of the options provided in the question. The options are:<br />- Senator Henry Dawes's program to reform American Indian policy through forced assimilation<br />- Anti-expansionist groups that advocated Filipino independence<br />- The Chinese Exclusion Act and limits on immigration<br />- The doctrine of survival of the fittest as applied to society<br /><br />## Step 3<br />We need to consider which of these options would most likely be opposed by Beveridge based on the content of his speech. <br /><br />## Step 4<br />The first option, Senator Henry Dawes's program to reform American Indian policy through forced assimilation, is not directly related to expansionism. The second option, anti-expansionist groups that advocated Filipino independence, is directly related to expansionism. The third option, the Chinese Exclusion Act and limits on immigration, is not directly related to expansionism. The fourth option, the doctrine of survival of the fittest as applied to society, is not directly related to expansionism.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />Based on the analysis, the option that Beveridge would most likely oppose is the anti-expansionist groups that advocated Filipino independence. This is because his speech is filled with pro-expansionist sentiments, and the anti-expansionist groups are advocating for independence, which is the opposite of expansionism.