Teller Amendment
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The Teller Amendment, enacted on April 11, 1898, stated that when the United States defeated the Spanish Occupants, it would give the Cubans their freedom.
In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U.S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba. It stated that the United States "hereby disclaims any disposition of intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people." The Senate passed the amendment on April 19. After Spanish troops left the island in 1898, the United States occupied Cuba until 1902, as promised in the Teller Amendment; however, under the Platt Amendment, crafted in 1901 by U.S. Secretary of War Elihu Root to replace the Teller Amendment, important decisions of the government of Cuba remained subjected to override by the United States. This suzerainty bred resentment toward the U.S., which was effectively channeled fifty years later by Fidel Castro.
See also
- Monroe Doctrine
- Cuba-United States relations
- History of Cuba
- Sphere of influence
- Spanish American War
- Protectorate
- Imperialism
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