Hello!!
You forgot the alternatives:
a) Anti-imperialists feared colonies would eventually become a source of cheap labor;b) Mark Twain said, "We do not intend to free but to subjugate the people of the Philippines"c) Presidente Cleveland had previously refused to annex Hawaii when U. S. Landowners had overthrown Queen Liliuokalani by force;
d) Congress passed the Teller Amendment promising that the United States would not annex Cuba, even if it won the war.
Although the Teller Amendment claims are doubtful, it is she who guarantees that the United States' commitment was to contribute to the independence of the Cuban people, stating that the island would not be annexed by the country.
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