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Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
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What island did Spain give the United States in 1898?
Cuba
How many states were there in 1898?
With the admission of the state of Minnesota on May 11, 1858, The United States of America boasted 32 states.
In which year did the Spanish-American War occur?
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.
Is Guam a possession of the US?
Guam is an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Why is 1898 significant as turning point in American history?
1898 was a turning point for the United States because the Treaty of Paris was signed by the United States and Spain. After the treaty was ratified, the United States became and imperial power. The United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from the treaty.
When did the united States acquire control of the Philippines?
April 29 1898
How did puerto ricans acquire us citizenship?
Puerto Ricans have been citizens of the United States since a law was passed in 1917. Puerto Rico remained a Spanish colony for more than four centuries until the United States defeated Spain in the Spanish-American war in 1898 and occupied the island.
What year did United States acquire Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico was one of the islands ceded by Spain to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris of December 10, 1898, ending the Spanish-American War.
How did the United States acquire Puerto Rico and Guam?
In 1898 as spoils of the Spanish-American War.
What island did Spain give the United States in 1898?
Cuba
How many states were there in 1898?
With the admission of the state of Minnesota on May 11, 1858, The United States of America boasted 32 states.
Was Puerto Rico part of a colony?
Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain from 1493-1898. In 1898 the Puerto Rico was ceded to the US. Puerto Rico is technically still a colony. Its current status is "Free Associated Commonwealth of the United States" administered under the territorial clause in the Constitution of the United States. "The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State." In other words, the US Congress has ultimate say-so in what happens in Puerto Rico. Any status Puerto Rico enjoys is because Congress passes a law. Puerto Rico does not have a voting representative in the US Congress.
When did you acquire Puerto Rico?
In 1898.
What method did you acquire Guam?
The United States took control of the island in the 1898 during the Spanish-American War, as part of theTreaty of Paris (1898). Guam came to serve as a station for American ships traveling to and from the Philippines, while the Northern Mariana Islands passed to Germany, and then to Japan.
Who did the United States receive Puerto Rico and Guam from in 1898?
From Spain.
When did the United States obtain Puerto Rico?
On 10 December 1898.
When did the United States get the Hawaiian islands?
They became a US Territory in 1898.
