Multiple choice

The U.S. annexed which of the following territories from Spain in the Western Hemisphere?

  1. Samoa

  2. Hawaii

  3. Cuba

  4. Puerto Rico
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Explanation

As a result of the Treaty of Paris (1898) ending the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States, and relinquished its claim to Cuba.

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