Show Uncle Sams Sam's Islands The Philippine Islands were ceded to the United Stat States State fj by the time tr treaty of Paris December 10 1505 following the Spanish American Si-anish-American war B By y the time terms of U this Is treaty the United States paid to Spain In connection connection tion with the of all nIl claims to the time Philippines Porto Rico and Guam and u under der a later Inter treaty of off November 7 1000 1100 a n further payment pay pay- ment of was made to Spain for tor the cession to tc- the United States further islands of or the Phillp archipelago |