dec 10, 1898 - US acquired Puerto Rico and Guam Dec 10th, 1898
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Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, and established the independence of Cuba, this ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the power to purchase the Philippines Islands of Spain for $20 million.
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