In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U. S.

declaration of war against Spain. What did this amendment say? What was the Platt

Amendment?

Teller and Platt Amendments. In April 1898 Senator Henry M. Teller (Colorado) proposed an amendment to the U. S. declaration of war against Spain which proclaimed that the United States would not establish permanent control over Cuba.

Explanation:

The Platt Amendment was an addition to the earlier Teller Amendment, which had previously limited US involvement in Cuba relating to its treatment after the war, particularly in preventing its annexation which had been proposed by various expansionist political entities within the US.