Author Question: To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain, Secretary of State ... (Read 91 times)

elizabeth18 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

To justify American intervention in the Venezuela boundary dispute with Britain, Secretary of State Olney invoked the

a. Platt Amendment.
b. Open Door policy.
c. Monroe Doctrine.
d. Clayton-Bulwer Treaty.
e. Gentlemen's Agreement.

Question 2

Opposing the Tariff of 1828, Southerners labeled it a Yankee Tariff because

a. the tariff protected New England manufacturing at their economic expense.
b. it charged a tax on Southern manufactured goods, making it difficult for the South to compete in the world market.
c. it imposed a high tax on Southern-grown cotton.
d. it placed a substantially lower tax on European manufactured goods imported into the New England and middle states than it did on similar European gods imported into states in the South.
e. None of these choices are correct.