Why did some Americans have a strong economic interest in Cuba ?

American capitalists were investing millions of dollars in large sugar cane plantations in Cuba after the slaves were freed. - Their plantations were one of the targets by Cuban rebels revolting against the Spanish control.

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the dominoes began to fall. the surrender at appomattox took place a week later on april 9. while it was the most significant surrender to take place during the civil war, gen. robert e. lee, the confederacy's most respected commander, surrendered only his army of northern virginia to union gen. ulysses s. grant

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