On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that
a. the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies.
b. the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies.
c. federal but not state laws applied.
d. a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies.
e. only the Bill of Rights applied.
Question 2
Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitated to extend recognition to and to annex the new Texas Republic because
a. Texans did not want to be annexed to the United States.
b. antislavery groups in the United States opposed the expansion of slavery.
c. they were old political opponents of the Texas president, Sam Houston.
d. public opinion in the United States opposed annexation.
e. they feared war with Mexico's ally, Spain.
