Before authorizing intervention in Cuba, the United States Congress guaranteed that Cuba would become independent (and not be annexed to the United States).

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The Teller Amendment, passed by the United States Congress in 1898, guaranteed that the United States would not annex Cuba but instead would leave the island to its people once they had achieved independence from Spanish colonial rule. This amendment was a condition for the United States intervening in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.

Before Authorizing Intervention in Cuba, the United States Congress Guaranteed