Teller Amendment
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The Teller Amendment was a 1898 U.S. congressional provision declaring that the United States would not annex Cuba following the Spanish–American War, affirming Cuban self-determination.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teller Amendment canonical | 1 |
| Teller Amendment disclaimer of U.S. intention to annex Cuba | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9597921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teller Amendment Context triple: [Joint Resolution of Congress for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba (1898), relatedTo, Teller Amendment]
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A.
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was a 1901 U.S. law that severely limited Cuba’s sovereignty and gave the United States broad rights to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain a naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
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B.
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a foundational 19th-century U.S. foreign policy principle that opposed European colonialism in the Americas and asserted a special sphere of influence for the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Powell Amendment
The Powell Amendment was a legislative proposal introduced by Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to deny federal funds to institutions that practiced racial discrimination, becoming a key tool in the fight for civil rights in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Newlands Resolution
The Newlands Resolution was the 1898 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that annexed Hawaii, marking a key moment in American imperial expansion into the Pacific.
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E.
Boland Amendment
The Boland Amendment was a series of U.S. legislative provisions in the early 1980s that restricted American government support for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, setting the legal backdrop for the Iran–Contra affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Teller Amendment Target entity description: The Teller Amendment was a 1898 U.S. congressional provision declaring that the United States would not annex Cuba following the Spanish–American War, affirming Cuban self-determination.
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A.
Platt Amendment
The Platt Amendment was a 1901 U.S. law that severely limited Cuba’s sovereignty and gave the United States broad rights to intervene in Cuban affairs and maintain a naval base at Guantánamo Bay.
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B.
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a foundational 19th-century U.S. foreign policy principle that opposed European colonialism in the Americas and asserted a special sphere of influence for the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
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C.
Powell Amendment
The Powell Amendment was a legislative proposal introduced by Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr. to deny federal funds to institutions that practiced racial discrimination, becoming a key tool in the fight for civil rights in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Newlands Resolution
The Newlands Resolution was the 1898 joint resolution by the U.S. Congress that annexed Hawaii, marking a key moment in American imperial expansion into the Pacific.
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E.
Boland Amendment
The Boland Amendment was a series of U.S. legislative provisions in the early 1980s that restricted American government support for the Contra rebels in Nicaragua, setting the legal backdrop for the Iran–Contra affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional amendment
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legislative provision ⓘ |
| appliesDuring | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Cuba ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
anti-imperialism
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self-determination ⓘ |
| chamber | United States Senate ⓘ |
| concerns | status of Cuba after the war with Spain ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| date | 1898 ⓘ |
| declares |
that the United States has no intention to exercise sovereignty over Cuba
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that the United States will leave the government and control of Cuba to its people ⓘ |
| followedBy | Platt Amendment ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
Cuba became formally independent rather than annexed by the United States
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limited U.S. options for permanent territorial acquisition of Cuba ⓘ |
| historicalContext | adopted at the outset of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | prohibited formal annexation of Cuba by the United States at the end of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| legalForm | amendment to a joint resolution ⓘ |
| legalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concerns about U.S. imperialism
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domestic political opposition to annexing Cuba ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry M. Teller ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some expansionists in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
declaration of war against Spain
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joint resolution of Congress ⓘ |
| placeOfEffect |
Caribbean
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Cuba ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
national independence
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protectorate ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Platt Amendment ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| sponsor | Henry M. Teller ⓘ |
| statedPurpose |
to affirm Cuban self-determination
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to assure Cuban independence after the Spanish–American War ⓘ to declare that the United States would not annex Cuba ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States constitutional and legal scholarship
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historical analysis of U.S. imperialism ⓘ |
| topic |
Cuban independence
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U.S. foreign policy ⓘ anti-annexation policy ⓘ |
| typeOfGuarantee | non-annexation guarantee ⓘ |
| year | 1898 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Teller Amendment Description of subject: The Teller Amendment was a 1898 U.S. congressional provision declaring that the United States would not annex Cuba following the Spanish–American War, affirming Cuban self-determination.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Joint Resolution of Congress for the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba (1898)
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contains
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Teller Amendment disclaimer of U.S. intention to annex Cuba
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linked to: Teller Amendment