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The Treaty of Paris 1898
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Peace terms
On July 26, at the behest of the Spanish government, the french ambassador in Washington, Jules Cambon, approached the McKinley administration to discuss peace terms, and a cease fire was signed on August 12. The officially ended months later.
The Treaty
Provisions of the treaty
The treaty was a agreement made in 1898 that resulted in Spanish Empire's surrendering control of Cuba and ceding Puerto Rico, parts of Spanish West Indies, The island of Guam, and the Philippines to the United States.
The treaty forced Spain to:
- Give up all rights to Cuba
- Surrender Puerto Rico and gave up all its possessions to the West Indies.
- Surrendered the island of Guam to the United States.
- Surrendered the Philippines to the United States for the payment of 20 million dollars.
Consequences of the treaty
Victory in the Spanish-American war turned the United States into a major world superpower, by gaining the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. But also bad things came of this, In the Philippines, revolt against the U.S involvement began on February 4, 1889, quickly surpassing the fighting against the spanish.
Important information about the treaty
Who supported the treaty and who did not?
Commissioners of the U.S and Spain met in Paris on October 1, 1898 to negotiate a treaty that would end a war that had been going on for 6 months. The american commissioners had to negotiate in a hostile and angered environment because all of Europe, except for England, was sympathetic towards the Spain side.
The Republicans generally supported the treaty. Democrats generally favored expansion as well, particularly Southern Democrats. A minority of Democrats also accepted it because of the ending of wars and the independence of Cuba and the Philippines.
What if we denied the treaty?
Some anti-expansionist stated that the treaty commited the United States to a course of empire and violated the most basic tenets of the United States Constitution.
'If the US were to reject the treaty, Suppose we denied the treaty. We would continue in the state of war. We repudiate the president. We are branded as people incapable of taking rank as one of the greatest of the world powers!'
-Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Who composed the Treaty
The people who composed the Treaty:
- William R. Day, Chairman previously a Senator of the United States.
- William P. Frye Senator of Maine
- Cushman Kellogg Davis Senator of Minnesota
- George Gray Senator of Delaware
- Whitelaw Reed Former Diplomat and nominee of Vice President.
Background of the treaty
The Spanish-American war that occured after the treaty had overwhelming U.S public support do to the popular fervor towards supporting Cuban freedom. As well as expanding the U.S economic interest overseas.