2. After the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1898, New York Representative Bourke
Cochran declared, "We who have been the destroyers of oppression are asked now to
become its agents." Explain what he meant in relation to the SpanishAmerican War and
the terms of the treaty.
Answer:After the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1898, New York Representative Bourke Cochran declared, "We who have been the destroyers of oppression are asked ...