Read the text and answer the question. Teller Amendment (1898) - The United States pledged I that it would not annex Cuba once peace was restored. Foraker Act (1900) - Puerto Ricans were not citizens of the United States and maintained a legislature subject to U.S. authority. Platt Amendment (1901) - Cuba would give the United States the right to maintain peace and independence. The purpose of these legislative actions during and after the Spanish-American War was to determine the function of the exclusive trade agreements with newly established territories. need for new territories to form states. egal status of countries that were freed of Spanish domination ability to use local military troops to protect American interests