Jones Law of 1916 Quiz

The limitations included laws affecting immigration, currency, coinage, tariff, and those pertaining to lands of public domain, timber, and mining, which were subject to the approval of the President of the United States of America.

The main characteristics included the presence of Nacionalistas and Progresistas with widely populist platforms advocating for independence, good relations between the Filipino elite and Governor-General Forbes (fiesta politics), and soured relations with Governor-General Wood.

Kramer described 'Calibrated Colonialism' as the continuous promise of independence by the Americans without a definite timetable, and the setting of periodic milestones without specific criteria to measure fitness for self-government.

<p>Fiesta politics was characterized by lavish parties and socializing between the Americans and the Filipino elite, contributing to the maintenance of good relations between the two parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Filipino political leaders continually espoused independence to gain political capital, as the Americans promised independence without a definite timetable, only setting periodic milestones without specific criteria for self-government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Approval of the President of the United States was required for laws affecting immigration, currency, coinage, or tariff.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both parties had widely populist platforms and espoused independence, one for immediate independence and one for eventual independence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was characterized by lavish parties and extensive socializing between the American elite and the Filipino elite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They continually espoused independence publicly to gain political capital, but the Americans made no definite commitment to a timetable for independence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calibrated Colonialism referred to the strategic management of the promise of independence by the American colonial authorities to maintain control over the Philippines.</p> Signup and view all the answers