“1898; April 11. 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.”
“Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov
“1898; April 13: The U.S. Congress agreed to President [William] McKinley’s request for intervention in Cuba, but without recognizing the Cuban Government.”
“Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov
“At the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States found itself in control of several overseas territories, including Cuba…In April of 1898, Senator Henry M. Teller, of Colorado, proposed an amendment to the United States’ 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 ‘hereby 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.’ The Senate adopted the amendment on April 19 [1898].”
“Platt Amendment (1903),” OurDocuments.gov
“1898; April 21. The Spanish Government considered the Joint Resolution of the United States of April 20 a declaration of war. U.S. minister in Madrid General Steward L. Woodford received his passport before presenting the ultimatum of the United States. A state of war existed between Spain and the United States and all diplomatic relations were suspended. President [William] McKinley ordered blockade of Cuba. Spanish forces in Santiago de Cuba mined Guantánamo Bay. The Spanish authorities in Cuba issued manifestos and other notices to the population and to the Spanish Army that a state of war existed with the United States.”
“Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov
“On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor… The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris… As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire — Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and other islands.”
“The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov
“1898; December 10. U.S. and Spanish representatives signed the Treaty of Peace in Paris. Spain renounced its rights to Cuba, acknowledged Cuban independence, ceded Puerto Rico and the island of Guam to the U.S., liquidated its possessions in the West Indies, and sold the Philippines to the U.S. for $20,000,000.”
“Chronology of Cuba in the Spanish-American War,” Library of Congress, LOC.gov
“In [February 25] 1901, Secretary of War Elihu Root drafted a set of articles as guidelines for future United States–Cuban relations. This set of articles became known as the Platt Amendment, after Senator Orville Platt of Connecticut, who presented it. Platt, 1827–1905, was a U.S. Senator from 1879 to 1905 and influenced the decision to annex Hawaii and occupy the Philippines. He sponsored this amendment as a rider attached to the Army Appropriations Bill of 1901.”
“Platt Amendment (1903),” OurDocuments.gov
“Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901-March 4, 1909). Republican…Before presidency he served offices at the federal, state, and municipal levels of government. Roosevelt became president when President William McKinley was assassinated. During his administration he tried to mobilize the Republican Party towards ideas of Progressivism. He won his first Presidential election after, which was technically his second term as President of the U.S.”
“U.S. Presidents,” TotallyHistory.com
“Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba’s independence from foreign intervention. It permitted extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence…The Teller Amendment asserted that the United States ‘hereby 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.’ The Senate adopted the [Teller] amendment on April 19 [1903]…The Platt Amendment stipulated the conditions for U.S. intervention in Cuban affairs and permitted the United States to lease or buy lands for the purpose of the establishing naval bases (the main one was Guantánamo Bay) and coaling stations in Cuba. It barred Cuba from making a treaty that gave another nation power over its affairs, going into debt, or stopping the United States from imposing a sanitation program on the island. Specifically, Article III required that the government of Cuba consent to the right of the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs for ‘the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the Treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba.”
“Platt Amendment (1903),” OurDocuments.gov
“William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909-March 4, 1913). Republican. William Howard Taft was the only U.S. President in history who also became a Chief justice of the Supreme Court.”
“U.S. Presidents,” TotallyHistory.com