USA HISTORY

Which of the following was NOT a main point of the Treaty of Paris?

(A) Spain granted independence to Cuba.

(B) Spain gave up Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States.

(C) ** The United States gained control of a group of islands off the coast of Spain.

(D) The United States gave $20 million to Spain in exchange for the Philippines.

Concept note-1: -Two crucial provisions of the treaty were British recognition of U.S. independence and the delineation of boundaries that would allow for American western expansion. The treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed.

Concept note-2: -The terms of the Treaty of Paris were harsh to losing France. All French territory on the mainland of North America was lost. The British received Quebec and the Ohio Valley. The port of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi were ceded to Spain for their efforts as a British ally.

Concept note-3: -Additionally, the Treaty of Paris did not explain how the new border would function in terms of controlling the movement of people and trade between British North America and the United States.

Concept note-4: -Answer and Explanation: Great Britain was the party that largely did not benefit from the Treaty of Paris of 1783. This peace agreement meant that Britain had to give up rights to its thirteen colonies in North America.