Senator George F. Hoar argued that the United States should not annex territories because it was

Senator George F. Hoar opposed imperialism because he believed annexing territories without the consent of their people violated the principle of self-government. His argument was that taking control against their will was morally wrong, rather than mainly too expensive or difficult to manage. The answer is B, “wrong to take over these areas against the people’s will.”

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