Question

Summarize the results of the Treaty of Paris and the Teller Amendment, and explain why these proved to be complicated for the United States

Answer 1

The Treaty of Paris granted Guam, the Philipines, and Puerto Rico to the United States, with the US assuming the balance sheet of these territories.

The Teller Amendment was an amendment to the declaration of war on Spain which stated that the US would return Cuba to the Cubans following the conclusion of the war, but the US wanted indirect control over Cuba, and did not want its debt. It managed to negotiate that Spain would take on the 400 million dollars, and that the US would build a base on Cuba.