Word: outposts
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Annexation would extend our frontier to a defencelss outpost, sufficently near the South Sea Islands for direct attack upon either of our positions...
...trouble constantly threatened by the Spaniards caused the settlement of Georgia by Gen. James Oglethorpe in 1732. He brought many insolvent English debtors to this place to serve as an outpost against the Spanish. The colony was to be governed by trustees, but this proved unpopular, and a representative system was introduced...
...ascendancy in Cuba.- (b) This ascendancy is most desirable,- (1) To keep Cuba from Great Britain.- (x) It would complete a formidable chain of British possessions around our eastern coast.- (2) For the strategic value of Cuba to the U. S.- (x) A valuable outpost of defence.- (1) It has many excellent harbors.- (2) Our coast opposit has very few.- (x) Cuba commands many important lines of trade.- (1) Gulf of Mexico.- (2) Entire commerce passing through the Nicaragua canal.- (3) Commerce of the Mississippi valley...