The Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War, was signed on December 10. Spain gave up Guam, Puerto Rico, its possessions in the West Indies, and the Philippines in exchange for a U.S. payment of $20 million. The United States occupied Cuba but, as provided for in the Teller Amendment, did not try to annex it.
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It exposed the fact that the Articles of Confederation did not have much military power. Shay's Rebellion would not have been as terrible if the Articles simply summoned an army to stop it, but they did not because of their lack of authority. Instead, local militias had to step in and stop the rebellion. This would lead to the US Constitution being allowed to summon the military in the situation of combat.
