As passed by the Congress after McKinley delivered his war message to Congress, the declaration of
war against Spain was modified by the Teller Amendment, which stipulated that
A. Spain must abandon all claims to territories in the Western Hemisphere.
B. the United States wouldn't annex Cuba.
C. the United States reserved the right to annex Cuba.
D. trade with Spain would continue as usual.

Question

As passed by the Congress after McKinley delivered his war message to Congress, the declaration of
war against Spain was modified by the Teller Amendment, which stipulated that
A. Spain must abandon all claims to territories in the Western Hemisphere.
B. the United States wouldn't annex Cuba.
C. the United States reserved the right to annex Cuba.
D. trade with Spain would continue as usual.

king.void. · Answer

Teller wanted America to not turn into an empire so we couldn't annex Cuba.

anonymous · Answer

yep. I'm having trouble with this one:)