Platt Amendment Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Platt Amendment? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who wrote the Platt Amendment?
Elihu Root
Orville Platt
Teddy Roosevelt
William McKinley
Q. Who presented the Platt Amendment to Congress?
Orville Platt
William McKinley
Spain
Cuba
Q. Which U.S. president was in charge during the Spanish-American War and was later assassinated?
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Orville Platt
Q. Which future U.S. president led the famous Rough Riders in driving Spain out of Cuba?
Teddy Roosevelt
Howard Taft
Grover Cleveland
George W. Bush
Q. Who came up with the idea that Cuba should not be annexed by the U.S., thus leading to the Platt Amendment?
Henry Teller
Orville Platt
William McKinley
The King of Spain