ts colonies and the United States.
             Even though the United States had been a trading partner with Cuba since the seventeenth century, Spain
             sometimes tried to completely stop their trade with Cuba. In Spain doing so, this sometimes caused
             damage to U.S. commercial interests. The United States highly disagreed with Spain's right to interfere
             with this trade relationship. (Bachrach, 12)
             The United States was also concerned that other trading and commercial interests were
             threatened by the number of ships and soldiers Spain kept in the area. If the United States had to fight a
             war with Canada or Mexico, these Spanish forces could quickly mobilize against the United States. U.S.
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