This 1900 political cartoon shows a large Uncle Sam wearing pants with “Texas, Louisiana Purchase, Alaska, Florida, California, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico” written in the red strips. Based on this detail, the artist is most likely making which argument? A. American wars were justified to gain territory. B. American leaders opposed imperialism. C. America practiced a foreign policy of isolationism. D. America has a history of expansionism.

D. America has a history of expansionism.