Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On December 10, 1898, Spain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris to end the Spanish-American War. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to ...
It also presented a dilemma of sorts for President William McKinley. The 1898 Treaty of Paris awarded the US annexation of the former Spanish colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam, Cuba, and the Philippines.
TODAY is the 126th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, ceding the Philippines by Spain to the United States, ...
1898 - Treaty of Paris concludes the Spanish-American War. Spain sells the Philippines to the United States for $20 million. The Philippines becomes a protectorate of the United States.