Section 3 Acquiring New Lands Chapter 10 Section 3 Acquiring New Lands

Puerto Rico After the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico remained under military rule Why was P.R. important to the U.S.? maintain a presence in the Caribbean to protect a future canal in Panama 1900 Foraker Act ended military rule and gave the president power to appoint the governor of P.R. 1917 Puerto Ricans granted U.S. citizenship

Cuba Treaty of Paris guaranteed Cuban independence American military govt. provided food, clothing, schools, medicine to Cubans Platt Amendment- must be added to Cuban const. Limit foreign treaties U.S. can intervene don’t go into debt U.S. can buy or lease land for the Navy protectorate – a country whose affairs are partially controlled by a stronger power

China John Hay’s Open Door Notes - 1899 U.S. Secretary of State, letters addressed to leaders of imperial nations proposing that the nations share their trading rights with the U.S. Boxer Rebellion- 1900, troops from Britain, France, Germany, Japan, U.S. put down rebellion. Boxers wanted to get rid of “foreign devils”

China, continued Protecting American Rights U.S. fearful that European nations would continue to control China John Hay issues a second series of Open Door Notes Open Door Notes reflects 3 major U.S. ideas growth of economy depends on exports U.S. has right to intervene where foreign markers are threatened the closing of an area to American products threatens U.S. survival These beliefs will guide U.S. foreign policy

Impact 1900 President McKinley elected- confirms that Americans in favor of Imperialism Anti-Imperialist League- it was wrong for the U.S. to rule other people without their consent. Grover Cleveland Andrew Carnegie Mark Twain Jane Addams