Cuba (Russian America)

The State of Cuba (: Estado de Cuba), simply referred to as Cuba, is a state of the United States:0:0 located in the. Cuba was originally a Spanish Colony known as the (1607-1898). Following the Spanish-American War:0:0, the island came under American influence before being completely annexed by the United States:0:0 in late-1898. Many Cubans were upset by the annexation, as they had hoped to achieve complete independence. Because of this, the Cuban National Party:0:0 was formed and began a guerrilla war against the United States:Americans:0. By 1901, the war had ended and the island was placed under military occupation.

Cuba would continue to be occupied until 1909, when outgoing President of the United States:President:0 Theodore Roosevelt:0:0 ordered the withdrawal of American troops from the island and called for the formation of an official Territorial Government. During the 8 year occupation, the economy of Cuba would begin to boom as thousands of migrates from the United States:Contiguous United States:0 would begin to relocate to the island and American contractors would begin to do business on the island.