Treaty Of Paris Dbq Analysis
Peter Watt
APUS Period 7
March 8, 2010
The Treaty of Paris In the late nineteenth century, America was involved in an insurrection called the Spanish American War. Trying to end the fighting, a small group was sent to negotiate a treaty with Spain. The treaty called for the surrender of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States. However, not everyone advocated this treaty. There were many factors that were debated during the ratification of the Treaty of Paris. The deciding factors of ratification were McKinley’s unsuccessful attempts at revising the treaty, the upholding of the constitution and McKinley’s campaign in America. President McKinley weighed many alternatives to annexation, but none were deemed as excellent ideas. First he proposed that he simply give them to another nation. Many nations including: Germany, Great …show more content…
He began touring the South and consulted closely with the senators. Many people were appalled at how McKinley and other members of congress were obtaining votes. “It is an outrage the way Hanna and his friends are working this treaty through the senate…but all the railroad influence, which is being worked through Elkis, all the commercial interest which can be reached are bringing pressure on Senators in the most shameful manner” (Doc. L). This quote from Senator Arthur P. Gorman shows how there were many outside influences on the voting. People were also not voting with their beliefs, they were voting with their pocketbooks. Arthur P. Dunn discovered that people were being bribed into voting for the legislation. “McEnery was promised the appointment of US judge of his choice, McLaurin was won over by being allowed to name postmasters in the state, Kennet was squeezed by some sort of court proceeding in his state and had to vote for the treaty” (Doc. Q). These acts eventually led to the ratification of the Treaty of
APUS Period 7
March 8, 2010
The Treaty of Paris In the late nineteenth century, America was involved in an insurrection called the Spanish American War. Trying to end the fighting, a small group was sent to negotiate a treaty with Spain. The treaty called for the surrender of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States. However, not everyone advocated this treaty. There were many factors that were debated during the ratification of the Treaty of Paris. The deciding factors of ratification were McKinley’s unsuccessful attempts at revising the treaty, the upholding of the constitution and McKinley’s campaign in America. President McKinley weighed many alternatives to annexation, but none were deemed as excellent ideas. First he proposed that he simply give them to another nation. Many nations including: Germany, Great …show more content…
He began touring the South and consulted closely with the senators. Many people were appalled at how McKinley and other members of congress were obtaining votes. “It is an outrage the way Hanna and his friends are working this treaty through the senate…but all the railroad influence, which is being worked through Elkis, all the commercial interest which can be reached are bringing pressure on Senators in the most shameful manner” (Doc. L). This quote from Senator Arthur P. Gorman shows how there were many outside influences on the voting. People were also not voting with their beliefs, they were voting with their pocketbooks. Arthur P. Dunn discovered that people were being bribed into voting for the legislation. “McEnery was promised the appointment of US judge of his choice, McLaurin was won over by being allowed to name postmasters in the state, Kennet was squeezed by some sort of court proceeding in his state and had to vote for the treaty” (Doc. Q). These acts eventually led to the ratification of the Treaty of