Show paid for philippines at the close of the war with spain the united states agreed ed to pay spain for the philippine islands puerto rico bico guam an and d cuba which was to be in independent d e of spain although h t the h e united states did not actually take over cuba says pathfinder the terms were agreed upon under the treaty with spain signed in paris december 10 1898 and ratified by the senate february 6 1899 1891 at which time the united state agreed to pay the sum within three months time |