1. The United States acquired the territory of Puerto Rico, formerly an independent country, through the Treaty of Paris in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
2. The United States acquired the territory of the Philippines, also formerly an independent country, as a result of the Spanish-American War and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1898.
how did America get its empire? name at least two places we took over that are now American territory, but used to be their own countries
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