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Because they were broke and needed $20 million.
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How was Puerto Rico acquired?
By the 1898 Treaty of Paris from Spain after the Spanish American War.
What did the Treaty of Paris give to Spain?
Control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam.
Which treaty ended the Spanish-American War?
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded to the US by Spain. The US purchased the Philippines from Spain for $20 million.
When did the US gain contol of Puerto Rico?
1898 at the end of the Spanish American War. Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States by Spain in the treaty of Paris which ended the war.
What treaty was signed in December 1898?
The Treaty of Paris between USA and Spain ceding Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines for $10 million.
How did Puerto Rico become a part of the US?
It was ceded by Spain to the US in the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish American War.
Which was acquired by the US first Guam or Puerto Rico?
Both were ceded by Spain at the same time in the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
What was decided at the Treaty of Paris?
Spain gave up all claims to Cuba, and the U.S. was given Puerto Rico and Guam.
What country colonized Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain from 1508 to 1898, where Juan Ponce de Leon became its first Governor General. It was later ceded by Spain to the United States after the Treaty of Paris.
What did the US win after the Spanish-American War?
Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the US and sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million under the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
How Puerto Rico become part of US?
Puerto Rico came under the control of the United States in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War.
When was Puerto Rico obtained by the US?
In the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
