Teller Amendment

The Platt Amendment was a key piece of legislation that governed the relationship between the United States and Cuba. It limited Cuba's sovereignty by granting the U.S. the right to intervene in Cuban affairs. It also required Cuba to lease or sell land for American naval bases, most notably…

The Teller Amendment was a declaration stating that the United States would not annex Cuba after liberating it from Spain. Proposed by Senator Henry M. Teller, it aimed to reassure the American public and the international community that U.S. intervention in Cuba was to establish Cuban independence…