. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. AVreck of Uie I\I;iiiie help them, but our government hesitated to act, until its in-terference would be clearly wise and just. Early in 1808, President McKinley (1897-1901) sent thebattleship Maine to Havana to look after our interests inCuba. While lying j)eacefully at anchor she was blown upand sank \\\i\\ nearly all her cre\v. Our people thought that she was destroyed by the Spanish,although this was never proved, and public opinion soonforced our government to demand the freedom of resented this action and


. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. AVreck of Uie I\I;iiiie help them, but our government hesitated to act, until its in-terference would be clearly wise and just. Early in 1808, President McKinley (1897-1901) sent thebattleship Maine to Havana to look after our interests inCuba. While lying j)eacefully at anchor she was blown upand sank \\\i\\ nearly all her cre\v. Our people thought that she was destroyed by the Spanish,although this was never proved, and public opinion soonforced our government to demand the freedom of resented this action and war


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