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Spanish American War
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Offer for Cuba
President Franklin Pierce offers $130 million to buy Cuba for Spain, Spain refuses the offer, saying that they would rather see it at the bottom of the ocean then in American hands. -
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Factors that Created U.S Intrest in Cuba
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Free Cuba
Cuba forces Spain to abolish slavery. U.S capitailists invest millions in sugar cane plantations -
Cuba Rebels
Jose Marti starts the revolution against Spain, they deliberately destroy American owened sugar plantaions. They were trying to attract America's attention, and get them to intervene -
Cuba Concentrated
Spain sends General Valeriano to Cuba to contain the rebellion. He put the rural Cuban population into concentraton camps. There was an estimated 300,000 Cubans in these camps. -
Start of Yellow Journalism
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, began printing exaggerating news on the war. This was done an attempt to create more sales, and make more money -
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Events That led to the War
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De Lome Letter
the New York Journal published a letter written by Enrique Dupuy de Lome, who was the spanish minister for the United States. The letter ctitized the president, this outraged the American people. -
U.S.S Maine
Part of the Two Ocean fleet the U.S.S Maine was stationed at the Harbor of Havana. The U.S.S Maine suddenly blew up, for reasons still unknown. The Yellow Journalist were quick to accuse the Spanish for the incident. This was the last straw for America. -
Start of the Spanish-American War
Commodore George Dewey gives command to open fire on the Spanish fleet located at Manila, in the Phillippeans -
Invading Cuba
United States forces land on the coast of Cuba, these forces were made up of 17,000 men including the Rough Riders, and four African American regiments. -
Rough Riders Attack
The most famous land battle occured near Santiago, when Roosevelt and the Rough Riders charge up Kettle Hill, Although the newspapers called it the charge of San Juan Hill. -
Invasion of Puerto Rico
the 108-mile-long, 40-mile-wide island was one of Spain's two priciple possessions, although U.S forces saw little resistance, and lost only 1 large man -
Treaty of Paris
Spain and the United States met in Paris to form a treaty. Spain let go of Cuba, turned Guam and Puerto Rico over to the United States, and sold the Philippeans to America for 20 million dollars. -
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Events Happening as a Result of the Spanish American War
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The Foraker Act
Congress passed the Foraker Act whick ended military rule in Puerto Rico and set up a government in which the President of the U.S. could appoint Puerto Rico's governor and members of the upper house of the legislature. Members of the lower house were elected by Puerto Ricans -
Puerto Ricans become Americans
Congress extended U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans and gave them the right to elect both houses of their legislature
