Acquiring New Lands SWBAT: evaluate American actions in the Philippines using primary source documents. Homework: Read pages and answer question number 4 on page 564 in your notebook under today’s do now. Do Now: What would you consider to be American ideals and values?
Lets Review As a result of the Spanish American War, the United States gained the following: Puerto Rico Guam The Philippines which were purchased for $20 million
But what should be done with the new territory?
Puerto Rico During the war, the US military controlled the island. In 1900, military rule ended ( Foraker Act ), but the president of the United States got to decide PR’s governor and members of the upper house of its legislature. 1917: US grants PRs citizenship.
The start of another war… in the Philippines Filipinos were under the impression that they would be independent after the war. When they found out the US gained control they were furious. Led by Emilio Aguinaldo, the Filipinos revolted starting the Philippine-American War.
Primary Source Analysis- the Philippine- American War Beginning with your question sheet, answer the pre-reading questions using your guided notes from yesterday. After, begin reading the accounts and answering the questions. Question 1 refers to source 1, question 2 to source 2, etc. After you’re done reading, go to the post-reading questions. This is an individual assignment. You have until 7 minutes before class is over to finish reading and answering the questions.
At war’s end… Statistics: Time spent fighting: 3 years Filipino causalities: 20,000 American causalities: 4,000 Cost: $400 million (20 times the price the US paid for the islands) In the Philippines: Set up a government similar to Puerto Rico (President chooses governor, governor then choose people for upper legislature) Would not gain full independence until 1946.
How did Americans feel? "... we have debauched America's honor and blackened her face before the world... And as for a flag for the Philippine Province, it is easily managed. We can have a special one - our States do it: we can have just our usual flag, with the white stripes painted black and the stars replaced by the skull and cross- bones.“ Mark Twain