5. In the following passage, how dose Indiana senator Albert j. Beveridge explain the need for the US to acquire new territories?
"Fate has written our policy for us; the trade of the world must and shall be ours....We will establish trading posts throughout the world and distributing points for American products.... Great colonies governing themselves, flying our flag and trading with us, will grow about our posts of trade."
In the passage Indian senator Albert J. Beveridge explains the need for America to acquire new territories by saying that it is fate. That America is destined by fate to control the trading system of the world. He is saying that American should set up trades in every part of the world, giving American more power and control. He also mentions that colonies should be set up all over the world. Theses colonies, he belived, would govern themselves. However they would still stay faithfull to America, "fly our flag". He talks about theses new territores that he says is being clamied as if claming them would make them happy to be American, and happy to trade with America.
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