US Interests in Intervening Cuban War

Using the documents: Monroe Doctrine: Platt Amendment; Teller Amendment, White Men’s Burden, and,  In lieu of Indemnities, write an essay explaining the United States’ interests and reasoning for intervening in the war in Cuba in 1898 and their decision to take over  Puerto Rico. AND ABSOLUTELY NO OUTSIDE RESOURCES!!! You must use at least one quote from each of these documents and cite them accordingly within the essay.  Your answer must have an introduction, a mid part to develop the introduction, and a conclusion. This is the link to: Puerto Rico in Lieu of Indemnities  https://incoherentthoughtsblog.com/2015/07/10/puerto-rico-in-lieu-of-indemnities/