Then the guns of the United States were turned upon us; we were denounced as traitors and rebels; you destroyed the homes to which you had been welcomed as honored guests, killing thousands of those who had been your allies . . . the Spanish government, whose despotic cruelty American Imperialism now imitates, and in some respects surpasses, denied to us many of the liberties which you were already enjoying when . . . you revolted against British domination. —Emilio Aguinaldo' Letter to the American People, June 1900 Aguinaldo views the actions of the US in the Philippines:__.a. as unlike British dominion over the US.b. a welcomed alliance and honor. c. a new type of imperialism with greater liberties. d. equal to, or worse than, Spanish rule.