How was the united states affected by the conclusion of the spanish american war?

The Treaty of Paris was signed December 10, 1898 and was very generous to the winners. The United States was awarded the Philippines, and the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico. Cuba then became independent and Spain was given $20 million for its loses. 

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The second , larger puritan colony of massachusetts bay was conceived as a "city upon a hill". but it also struggled with internal turmoil like the salem witch trials and external conflicts like king philip's (metacom's) war.