In 1861, President of the Dominican Republic, General Pedro Santana fearing economic collapse and threats from Haiti petitioned the the Spanish Government for annexation. With the United States in the midst of a Civil War and unable to enforce the Monroe Doctrine Spain went through with the annexation. This sparked a brutal guerrilla war that lasted until 1865. Spain withdrew due to a combination of high casualties, the war being extremely unpopular at home, and threat of potential American intervention with the ACW being over. But let's say Spain decided to remain in the DR leading to an American Intervention soon after. What would be the consequences of an earlier Spanish American War over the DR.