Author Question: How did the Insular Cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court between 1900 and 1904 impact the rights of ... (Read 46 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Under the slave codes of the mainland British colonies, children born to slave mothers and free white fathers were __________.

A) born free
B) guaranteed the rights to vote and own property as adults
C) allowed to purchase their freedom once they reached adulthood
D) slaves themselves

Question 2

How does the image of Uncle Sam differ in the cartoons Give the Child Over to the Nurse (left) and School Begins (right)?

A) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as looking to the future; in School
Begins, he is portrayed as occupied with the past.
B) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as offering mere sustenance; in School
Begins, he is portrayed as offering a useful education.
C) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as truly desiring to help; in School
Begins, he is portrayed as indifferent.
D) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as nurturing; in School Begins, he is
portrayed as both threatening and neglectful.

Question 3

What conclusion about the presidential election of 1856 can be made by interpreting this graph?

A) The Republican Party won most of its support in the South.
B) The American Party still demonstrated strength in all national regions.
C) The Republican Party had the advantage of being the only true national party.
D) Although a Northerner, James Buchanan won the election by winning the South.

Question 4

In New York, the African-American festival called Pinkster was adapted from the __________.

A) Dutch religious holiday of Pentecost
B) Catholic traditions associated with Lent
C) English traditions connected to Christmas
D) fiery religious sermons from the Great Awakening

Question 5

How did the Insular Cases heard by the U.S. Supreme Court between 1900 and 1904 impact the rights of people living in the Philippines, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico?

A) They were denied any of the natural rights listed in the Bill of Rights.
B) They received the right to vote but were not able to exercise freedom of religion.
C) They kept their rights to free speech and religion but were denied other constitutional
protections.
D) They automatically became U.S. citizens and received all rights entitled to citizens.