1. Which territory purchased in 1867 was rich in natural resources?

a. Alaska
b. Hawaii
c. Puerto Rico
d. Guam

2. What event caused United States to help Cuba gain freedom from Spain?

a. the overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
b. the end of the Alaskan fur trade
c. the attack on the 10th Cavalry
d. the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

3. The addition of new territories after the Spanish-American War meant the United States _____.

a. was better able to mine for oil and gold
b. freed large numbers of enslaved people
c. supported the Philippine rebels
d. took a step toward becoming a world power

4. Hawaii was annexed so that ____________.

a. the United States could build a naval base in the Pacific Ocean
b. Christianity could spread
c. the pineapple business would benefit California
d. the United States could explore the Klondike

5. Spain sold this island to the United States in 1898, but the ___________ won their independence in 1946.

a. Puerto Ricans
b. Filipinos
c. Cubans
d. Hawaiians