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“At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States found itself in control of several overseas territories, including Cuba\u2026In April of 1898, Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, proposed an amendment to the United States\u2019 declaration of war against Spain, which stated that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba. The Teller Amendment asserted that the United States \u2018hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.\u2019 The Senate adopted the amendment on April 19 [1898].\u201d<\/p>\n

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“At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States found itself in control of several overseas territories, including Cuba\u2026In April of 1898, Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, proposed an amendment to the United States\u2019 declaration of war against Spain, which stated that the United States would not establish permanent control over […]<\/p>\n

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The President of the United States William McKinley requested authorization from the U.S. Congress to intervene in Cuba, to stop the war between Cuban revolutionaries and Spain.\u201d \"Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,\" Library of Congress, LOC.gov","rel":"","context":"In "quotes"","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1971,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1898\/12\/10\/2912101898\/","url_meta":{"origin":1965,"position":4},"title":"12\/10\/1898","author":"AmarkData","date":"December 10, 1898","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201c1898; December 10. U.S. and Spanish representatives signed the Treaty of Peace in Paris. 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