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Franklin Pierce
President Franklin Pierce recommended that the United States buy Cuba from Spain, and if they didn’t agree they would declare war, the Spanish did not agree. -
Cubans rebel
Cubans tried rebelling against Spain but it did not work. -
Abolishing slavery
the Cuban people forced Spain to abolish slavery. After slavery was abolished they began investing just about millions of dollars into very large sugar plantations all over the island. As they put all their focus on just that they became the world's sugar supply. -
Jose Marti
Jose Marti launched a revolution. He organized a campaign and destroyed lots of property, mainly sugar mills and plantations owned by the American people. -
Valeriano Weyler
Spain sent Valeriano Weyler to Cuba. The whole western side of Cuba had been turned into barbed wire concentration camps. Over thousands of Cubans filled these camps and many died from hunger and disease. -
William Mckinley
William Mckinley took office and demanded American intervention in Cuba, as he was trying to avoid war with Spain, he tried resolving the problem. After a while, he seemed to succeed with his plan. -
Cuban rebel
A Cuban rebel had stolen a letter from the post office and leaked it in the newspaper. In the letter, they had talked down on President Mckinley. -
Treaty of Paris
The Senate approved the treaty of Paris and the United States had taken over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.