Spanish-American War Part II

4 American Forces landed in Cuba in June Army was made up of 17,000 troops

Rough Riders 4 Volunteer cavalry under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt 4 Famous for leading an uphill charge, along with two African-American regiments, that cleared the way for an infantry attack on the strategically important San Juan Hill

Rough Cont. 4 Even though the Rough Riders did not take San Juan Hill, American Newspapers declared him the hero of San Juan Hill

Defeat 4 Two days after the Battle of San Juan Hill, the Spanish Fleet tried to escape the American blockade 4 The Spanish fleet was destroyed 4 On July 17, Santiago surrendered 4 On July 25, U.S. troops invades Puerto Rico

Treaty of Paris 4 On August 12, 1898, the U.S. and Spain signed an armistice that ended the war 4 On December 10, the U.S. and Spain agreed on a treaty 4 Cuba would become independent

Treaty Cont. 4 Spain would give up Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S. 4 The U.S. would pay Spain $20 million for the annexation of the Philippines

EMPIRE 4 The United States now had an empire 4 The question now was, how and when would the U.S. add to its dominion