The two key provisions of the Platt Amendment required:
- The concession of Cuban territory for American military and naval bases.
- The permission to the Americans to intervene in the island to preserve order, life, property, and liberty.
The Cuban Constitutional Convention acceded to the demands, and the amendment started to regulate Cuban‐American relations until it was abolished in 1934.
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The American system was a national economic plan put forth by Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky and the Whig party throughout the first half of the 19thcentury. The plan consisted of three major components:
Pass high tariffs (taxes) on imports to protect American businesses and to increase revenues.
Re-establish a Bank of the United States (original charter had expired in 1811) in order to stabilize US currency and state banks.
Develop and support internal capital improvements, primarily consisting of designing and constructing roads and canals.
Have the Constitutional Convention <span>to discuss possible improvements to the Articles of Confederation</span>
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D: It forbid slavery on land acquired from the Mexican Cession
