Treaty of paris

1. Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed on 
December 10, 1898, at the end of the 
Spanish-American War. 

2. Treaty of Paris
The Treaty signaled the end of the Spanish 
Empire in America and the Pacific Ocean , and 
marked the beginning of an age of United States 
colonial power. 
In accordance to with the Protocol of Peace 
signed on August 12, 1898, 5 Americans and 5 
Spanish commissioners were appointed to meet 
in Paris to discuss the final peace terms 
between Spain and the United States.

3. The commissioners
USA
1.Cushman Davis
2.William Frye
3.Whitelaw Reid
4.George Gray
5.William Day
SPAIN
1.Eugenio Montero
Rios
2.Buenaventura
Abarzuza
3.Jose de Garnica
4.Wenceslao Ramirez
de Villa-Urrutia
5.Gen. Rafael Cerero

4. The Peace Commission met in Paris from
October to December 1898 and
negotiations were made
On December 10 1898, the treaty of Paris
was signed. It provided that Spain would
cede the Philippines to the US for
$20,000,00

5. The controversial treaty was approved on
February 6, 1899 by a vote 57 to 27, only
one vote more than the two-thirds majority
required
Ratification

6. Treaty Provisions
Gave up all rights to Cuba
Surrendered Puerto Rico and gave up its
possessions in the West Indies
Surrendered the island of Guam to the
United States
Surrendered the Philippines to the United
States for a payment of twenty million
dollars

7. Treaty Provisions
Gave up all rights to Cuba
Surrendered Puerto Rico and gave up its
possessions in the West Indies
Surrendered the island of Guam to the
United States
Surrendered the Philippines to the United
States for a payment of twenty million
dollars