Author Question: After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how did the United States gain control of ... (Read 56 times)

erika · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

How does this map reveal American engineers' technological ability to control the natural elements that made construction of the Panama Canal so challenging?

A) The surrounding tropical jungle was removed to avoid any type of obstructions on the canal.
B) Construction was rerouted so that the waterway flowed through a natural lake.
C) A series of locks and dams was created to construct the waterway in an area prone to
flooding.
D) Dynamite was used to blast through mountain ranges that prevented the canal from flowing
across the Isthmus of Panama.

Question 2

How could this table justify Horace Greeley's 1861 statement that Jeff Davis and Co will be swinging from the battlements at Washington at least by the 4th of July?

A) The table emphasizes the Northern belief that its soldiers were fighting to preserve the Union
and uphold the Constitution.
B) The table reveals that the North did not need Confederate cotton to survive.
C) The table suggests that the disparities between the North and South would lead to a quick
Union victory.
D) The table shows that the Confederate government under Jefferson Davis was unorganized and
divided.

Question 3

What was President Kennedy's policy regarding U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

A) He tried to settle the conflict with North Vietnam through diplomatic negotiations.
B) He escalated involvement by sending in combat troops for the first time.
C) He sent more financial aid and increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.
D) He urged Congress to declare war on North Vietnam.

Question 4

How did the Whig theory of virtual representation contribute to the tensions leading to the American Revolution?

A) The colonists felt that they were entitled to trial by a jury of their peers.
B) The British placed more faith than the colonists did in the power of the crown.
C) The British did not comprehend the colonists' view that they had no voice in Parliament.
D) The colonists believed that Parliament could represent their interests but the king could not.

Question 5

After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how did the United States gain control of the region where the Panama Canal was built?

A) The U.S. Congress sent Colombia 25 million to grant Panama its independence.
B) American troops attacked Colombia to gain access to the canal for the United States.
C) Colombia decided to grant Panama its independence in exchange for favorable trading status.
D) U.S. naval forces supported the Panamanian revolt against Colombia.