One result of the 1898 Spanish-American War won by the United States was the Treaty of Paris. This was an agreement which stated that the Spanish would surrender Cuba and cede Puerto Rico.
Cuba
With the admission of the state of Minnesota on May 11, 1858, The United States of America boasted 32 states.
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Rico came under the control of the United States in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Spain and the United States, April to August 1898, as a result of the American intervention in the Cuban War if Independence
Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States on 1898 as a result of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris.
Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines were purchased by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War of 1898, while William McKinley was President. (The Philippines gained its independence from the United States in 1946.)
Cuba
With the admission of the state of Minnesota on May 11, 1858, The United States of America boasted 32 states.
The United States declared war on Spain on April 15, 1898. This was done in reaction to the sinking of the Battleship Maine on February 15, 1898 and effectively began the Spanish-American War.
The United States in 1898.
From Spain.
On 10 December 1898.
They became a US Territory in 1898.
The United States Congress
April 29 1898