Puerto Rico was the last Spanish colony and the only colony which repelled American advances, but was given up by Spain when the Treaty of Paris was signed between the U.S. and Spain in December of 1898.Cuba,Guam and the Philippines were taken by the U.S. before the treaty was signed and were also awarded to the U.S. after signing the treaty.
Americans were outraged by the XYZ Affair in 1797. The French foreign minister had refused to receive the American ambassador unless he was paid a $ 250,000 bribe and France was given a $10 million loan. The American outrage caused small naval battles to break out between the French and American navies, but in 1800, a peace treaty was signed and good relations between the two countries resumed.
the first American government document to be signed in 1620 was the Mayflower compact!
Because the Indian raids were getting out of hand and violent, the US made the Medicine Lodge Treaty, which pushed the Indians off of the frontier into reservations, in return for food and supplies given by the US.
Some territories acquired at least partially as a result of war were.The thirteen (13) colonies from the Revolutionary War stretching to the Eastern shore of the Mississippi and north to the great lakesAmerican Samoa was acquired under the 1899 Treaty of Berlin between Germany, Great Britain, and the United States .The Federated States of Micronesia were part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . (now independent)Guam became a territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War. Under the December 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the island to the United States .The Northern Mariana Islands were part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands .The Republic of the Marshall Islands was part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . (now independent)The Republic of Palau was part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands . (now independent)The Philippines became a territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War. (Given independence after W W II )Puerto Rico became a territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War .Cuba became a territory of the United States after the Spanish-American War . (Soon granted independence)New Mexico is a US Territory after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo .California is a US Territory after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo .Arizona is a US Territory after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo .Florida was acquired by cash payment after a US army was sent to its borders and military action was threatened by implication if not actuality..
Puerto Rico. the Philippines and Guam for A+ the answer is a b and c :D
Puerto Rico. the Philippines and Guam for A+ the answer is a b and c :D
A B and C Spain gave us Puerto Rico, Guam and we bought the Philippines. ......god i hate a plus ;)
Puerto Rico was the last Spanish colony and the only colony which repelled American advances, but was given up by Spain when the Treaty of Paris was signed between the U.S. and Spain in December of 1898.Cuba,Guam and the Philippines were taken by the U.S. before the treaty was signed and were also awarded to the U.S. after signing the treaty.
Puerto Rico. the Philippines and Guam for A+ the answer is a b and c :D
A B and C Spain gave us Puerto Rico, Guam and we bought the Philippines. ......god i hate a plus ;)
Treaty Of San Lorenzo
On December 10, 1898 , Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris in France ending the Spanish-American War. This treaty provided that: 1. Spain gave to the US it's territories in the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico; 2.The US paid Spain the sum of $20 million; 3.Cuba was given independence.
Mississippi river :)
Land west of the thirteen colonies was given to France.
Mississippi river :)
On 7 September 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed the Torrijos-Carter Treaty, which set in motion the process of handing over the canal to Panamanian control. The treaty came into force on 31 December 1999, since then the canal has been run by the Panama Canal Authority or the Autoridad de Canal de Panama