(A) ** Under the Treaty of Paris (December 10, 1898), Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam were ceded to the United States. Many Americans saw this development as a natural part of the nation’s expansion.
(B) Under the Treaty of Paris (December 10, 1898), Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Cuba were ceded to the United States. Many Americans saw this development as a natural part of the nation’s expansion.
(C) Under the Treaty of Paris (December 10, 1898), Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Guam were ceded to the United States. Many Americans saw this development as a natural part of the nation’s expansion.
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Concept note-1: -Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
Concept note-2: -The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the Us gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire. Prior to the Spanish American War the United States gained control of the Hawaiian Islands.
Concept note-3: -The war ended with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the United States. The treaty ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands from Spain to the United States and granted the United States temporary control of Cuba.