The Treaty of Paris officially ends the Spanish-American War. In the treaty Spain ceded Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States, receiving $20 million for the Philippines. The Senate barely approved the treaty, as some senators rejected American imperialism in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Oceans and argued against acquiring Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
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