Platt Amendment
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On March 2, 1901, the Platt Amendment was passed as part of the 1901 Army Appropriations Bill. It stipulated seven conditions for the withdrawal of United States troops remaining in Cuba at the end of the Spanish–American War, and an eighth condition that Cuba sign a treaty accepting these seven conditions. It defined the terms of Cuban–U.S. relations essentially to be an unequal one of U.S. dominance over Cuba.
On June 12, 1901, Cuba amended its constitution to contain, word for word, the seven applicable demands of the Platt Amendment.
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See also
- Pearcy v. Stranahan (1907), U.S. Supreme Court case on the status of the Isle of Pines
- Spooner Amendment (1901), pertaining to the Philippines
- Teller Amendment (1898), recognising Cuba's right to independence
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