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I was reading something about reconstruction politics this morning, and I cam across some information that I had never known about. Apparently in 1870 there was a concerted effort in both the Dominican Republic and in the United States to annex what was then known as Santo Domingo.
The proposal and the treaty died in a fit of partisan politics, but it was defeated by only one vote in the senate. So, here is my question. What could have happened if the annexation movement had been successful? What affect would that have had on U.S. policy during/after the Spanish American War? Is there any chance of a couple extra Caribbean States?