Question

5 pts
a series of us supreme court cases, called the ______ cases, determined that the populations of puerto rico and the philippines were not given full constitutional rights as american citizens, despite living in american territories.
○ insular
○ nativist
○ foreign rule
○ imperial

question 5
5 pts
why did russia sell alaska to the united states, according to the video? select all that apply.
□ they could not cross the bering sea by ship, so they had to abandon alaska
□ to help pay off debts from the crimean war
□ the russian czar (king) was consolidating his empire in terms of ethnicity (alaskan native americans were not ethnically russian)
□ fear at the potential of the british conquering alaska (canada was still british when this deal was negotiated)

Explanation:

For the first question: The Supreme Court cases that established that inhabitants of unincorporated US territories (like Puerto Rico and the Philippines) did not automatically get full Constitutional rights are known as the Insular Cases.
For the second question: Russia sold Alaska to the US partly to pay off debts from the Crimean War, and out of fear that British forces (from nearby British-controlled Canada) would seize Alaska, as Russia struggled to defend the remote territory.

Answer:

1. O Insular

2.

• To help pay off debts from the Crimean War
• Fear at the potential of the British conquering Alaska (Canada was still British when this deal was negotiated)