WorksheetsCommonwealth of the Northern Marianas
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
When Richard Nixon opened the door to China he also brought the US and USSR closer together.
True
False
What was an end result of the negotiations between the Congress of Micronesia and the U.S.?
There was no result
Insurrection in the Trust Territory
Continuation of the Trust Territory
Termination of the Trust Territory
Which of the following was not a political status option made avaiable to Micronesia?
Free Association
Integration with the United States
Integration with a country of their choice
Complete independence
What status was the first choice for the Micronesian negotiating team?
Free Association
Integration with the United States
Integration with a country of their choice
Complete independence
What status did the Marianas favor?
Free Association
Independence
Commonwealth
Statehood
When was the Marianas Covenent with the United States officially signed?
February 15, 1975
February 15, 1979
February 15, 1981
No answers are correct.
What did the signing of the Marianas Covenant with the United States mean for the Marianas?
The Marianas was officially separated for administrative purposes from the Trust Territory.
The Marianas became an entity of its own.
Neither answer is correct.
Both answers are correct
The Trust Territory eventually divided into four separate governments, which two became republics?
Guam, Marianas
Palau, Marshalls
Marshalls, Caroline Islands
Guam, Palau
Which islands are NOT a part of the Federated States of Micronesia
Yap
Chuuk
Palau
Kosrae
Which of the island groups became a commonwealth?
Guam
Palau
Marshalls
Marianas
Which of the following islands groups does not have its own representative in the United Nations?
Republic of Palau
Republic of the Marshalls
Federated States of Micronesia
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
Which Micronesians considered the Commonwealth proposal by Assistant Secretary Harrison Loesch?
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Republic of Palau
What did the residents of the Northern Marianas want as self-determination status for their islands?
Majority wanted US Citizenship
Majority want to have the security of a permanent affiliation with the United States
Majority desired their own Republic
Majority wanted to join in the Federated States of Micronesia
What did the reunification between the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam mean?
The two regions would become one political union
The Northern Marianas would become apart of the Territory of Guam
The Territory of Guam would become the Mariana Islands
The Territory of Guam would administer the Northern Mariana Islands
What was the result of the 1969 polls concerning the reunification of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands?
The voters on Guam rejected the reunification.
People of the Northern Marianas voted in favor of reunification.
The voters of Guam voted in favor of the reunification.
People of the Northern Marianas rejected the reunification.
What was the Congress of Micronesia?
The legislative body of Micronesia
to provide self-governance for the Micronesian Islands
It was bicameral with a Senate and a House of Representatives
representing different island districts
What did Assistant Secretary Harrison Loesch propose to the Congress of Micronesia concerning the Trust Territory of Micronesia?
He proposed that the entire trust territory would become a commonwealth of the United States
He proposed that the Northern Mariana Islands become a commonwealth of the United States
He proposed that the Northern Mariana Islands reunify with the territory of Guam.
He proposed that the entire trust territory become a republic of their own.
Assistant Secretary Harrison Loesch was
from US Interior under Richard Nixon
from US Interior under Gerald Ford
From US Interior under Jimmy Carter
from US Interior under Ronald Reagan
Who was Olympio Borja of the Northern Marianas?
Senator of Congress of Micronesia representing the Marianas District in 1970.
Senator of the CNMI
Senator of Congress of Micronesia representing the Caroline Islands
Senator of Congress of Micronesia representing the Territory of Guam
What was Senator Borja's comment on the offer proposed by Assistant Loesch?
“We in the Marianas Community do not find the commonwealth proposal altogether unacceptable”.
“We in the Micronesian Community do not find the commonwealth proposal altogether unacceptable”.
“We in the Marianas Community do find the commonwealth proposal altogether unacceptable”.
“We in the Marianas Community do not find the commonwealth proposal altogether acceptable”.
