1. Acquiring New Lands SWBAT: evaluate American actions in the Philippines using primary source documents. Homework: Read pages 562-63 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?

2. 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

3. But what should be done with the new territory?

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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