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Teller Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 19, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. It placed a condition of t...
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Platt Amendment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Teller Amendment was a Congressional response to the protests of American anti-imperialists, who believed that America should not become involved in the sort of international land grabs that the European powers had been been practicing for centuries.
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TELLER AMENDMENT, a disclaimer on the part of the United States in 1898 of any intention "to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control" over the island of Cuba when it should have been freed from Spanish rule.
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African-American History question: What is the difference between the platt and teller amendment? The Teller Amendment stated that the United States would not, under any circumstances, obtain juristiction ... The Teller Amendment stated that the United States would not, under any circumstances, obtain juristiction over...
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Joint resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in ... Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, ... Resolved, First. That the people of the Island of Cuba are,
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Before the fight began, the legislators rammed through a self-congratulatory amendment to the declaration of war called the Teller Amendment. It proclaimed that when the United States had triumphed, the Cubans would be given full autonomy as their own separate country.
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