US Expansion Reading Questions

Who was the last monarch of Hawaii?

• Presient Grover Cleveland

• Samuel Dole

• Queen Liliuokalani

• President William McKinley

What was a reason for the coup in Hawaii?

• Missionaries believed it was the will of God.

• President Grover Cleveland wanted to expand American military power.

• America and Hawaii were economic partners

• Planters' belief that a coup and annexation by the US would remove the threat of a devastating tariff on sugar.

Which event led to the annexation of Hawaii by the United States?

• The Spanish-American War

• The American Revolution

• The Mexican-American War

• The Civil War

On the reading Alaska History and U.S. Involvement, the middle two paragarphs are about?

• Why people moved from the Lower 48 to the new territory of Alaska.

• A summary of U.S. expansion across North America and how each territory was acquired.

• How Alaska became a state in the United States

• Reasons the US wanted to buy Alaska.

What was the main reason for the United States to purchase Alaska?

• To maintain Russia's friendship

• To facilitate acquisition of British Columbia

• To derive economic benefit from Alaska's resources

• To move closer to the markets of Asia

Why did the US want to keep Puerto Rico?

• For maintaining a U.S. presence int he Caribbean

• Because of the Sugar Plantations

• Puerto Rico wanted to become the 51st state

• For protecting a future canal that American leaders wanted to build across the Isthmus of Panama

What was the outcome of the Spanish-American War for Cuba?

• Cuba gained independence

• Cuba became a U.S. territory

• Cuba remained a Spanish colony

• Cuba became a British colony

What was the purpose of the Platt Amendment in Cuba?

• To grant Cuba independence

• To establish U.S. control over Cuba

• To facilitate trade between Cuba and the U.S.

• To promote democracy in Cuba

What was the role of the U.S. military government in Cuba after the Spanish-American War?

• To establish a dictatorship

• To promote democracy

• To provide humanitarian aid

• To maintain control over Cuba

What were the provisions of the Platt Amendment?

• The US reserved the right to intervene in Cuba

• Cuba was not to go into debt

• The US could buy or lease land on the island for naval stations

• Cuba could not make treaties that might limit its independence