History of the United States II / Unit 7 USH2 0916 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Treaty of Paris
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The idea
The Treaty of Paris of December tenth, eighteen ninety-eight, recognised Cuban independence and ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States.
In practice
McKinley insisting on the Philippines, for which the United States paid twenty million dollars.
Where people slip
The Senate ratified the treaty on February sixth, eighteen ninety-nine. The Philippines were the prize the Teller Amendment never covered.
Your place on the trail
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