The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War a. transferred the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States. b. was rejected by Spain and was never implemented. c. required Spain to pay the United States $20 million for its military costs. d. rejected most of the terms of the earlier armistice. e. was quickly ratified by the United States Senate.

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The Treaty of Paris concluding the Spanish-American War a. transferred the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States. b. was rejected by Spain and was never implemented. c. required Spain to pay the United States $20 million for its military costs. d. rejected most of the terms of the earlier armistice. e. was quickly ratified by the United States Senate.

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Melissa Valentine · Answer 1

Correct answer is option a.

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The Spanish-American war ended on August 12, 1898. In the Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to United States. The Spanish-American War resulted in the control of the former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and in the Pacific Ocean to the United States.