It circumvented certain provisions of the Treaty of Paris to guarantee a US hold on commerce decisions, trade, economics, political alliance and port access forever.
Cuba was forced to accept the conditions written in the Platt Amendment. In exchange for Cuba's agreement, the remaining United States troops withdrew from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War.
The Teller Amendment came before the War.
The Platt Amendment In simplest terms, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the United States and Cuba that established guidelines for US-Cuban relations. The US wanted to maintain influence in Cuba to protect its interests there, but Cubans were wary of being under the control of another foreign power after recently gaining independence from Spain. The Platt Amendment was an attempt to appease both countries. ~Learned from Britannica's website~
It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions.
The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827-1905) replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. The amendment stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S. relations until the 1934 Treaty of Relations. The Amendment ensured U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs, both foreign and domestic, and gave legal standing to U.S. claims to certain economic and military territories on the island including Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
The Platt amendment.
Platt Amendment, rider appended to the U.S. Army appropriations bill of March 1901, stipulating the conditions for withdrawal of U.S. troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War.
Cuba was forced to accept the conditions written in the Platt Amendment. In exchange for Cuba's agreement, the remaining United States troops withdrew from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War.
The Teller Amendment came before the War.
The Platt Amendment secured United States dominance over Cuba. It stated seven conditions for the removal of US troops from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American war. Voting rights were given to literate male landowners, thus denying the African-Cuban population suffrage.
The Platt Amendment In simplest terms, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the United States and Cuba that established guidelines for US-Cuban relations. The US wanted to maintain influence in Cuba to protect its interests there, but Cubans were wary of being under the control of another foreign power after recently gaining independence from Spain. The Platt Amendment was an attempt to appease both countries. ~Learned from Britannica's website~
In 1901, the Platt amendment was passed so the US would withdraw troops from Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American war. It placed the US in a position of dominance by stipulating Cuba cell or lease land to the US necessary for the mining of coal in the development of naval stations. It also restricted Cuba from conducting form policy and limited commercial relations.
There were no new states but it had added Hawaii and the Philippines as well as Puerto Rico and Cuba. Cuba was granted almost instant Independence with some US imposed mandates and provisos called the Platt Amendment.
The Teller Amendment.
It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish-American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions.
The Platt Amendment of 1901 was a rider appended to the Army Appropriations Act presented to the U.S. Senate by Connecticut Republican Senator Orville H. Platt (1827-1905) replacing the earlier Teller Amendment. The amendment stipulated the conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba since the Spanish-American War, and defined the terms of Cuban-U.S. relations until the 1934 Treaty of Relations. The Amendment ensured U.S. involvement in Cuban affairs, both foreign and domestic, and gave legal standing to U.S. claims to certain economic and military territories on the island including Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
After the Spanish-American War, attitudes towards Cuba in the United States were somewhat mixed. Some wanted to annex the country and some wanted to make it independent. The US decided to establish a military government to rule Cuba for a while. After that, another Cuban Government would take over. Written by Elihu Root, Secretary of War, the Platt Amendment was introduced into the Senate by Orville Platt. It was passed in Washington, and reluctantly accepted by the Cuban Constitutional Convention, which saw it as the only way to sovereignty. The Platt Amendment did several things. It gave the United StatesGuantánamo Bay as a naval base and allowed the US to enter Cuba if it felt things were out of control. This would be used to insure the country's government remained friendly to the US and that American companies wouldn't be hurt by some sudden change.