America Claims an Empire
... April 30, Commodore George Dewey opened fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila 7 hours to capture the fleet. Americans join Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo. ...
... April 30, Commodore George Dewey opened fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila 7 hours to capture the fleet. Americans join Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo. ...
U.S. becomes world power revised
... rebels began a guerrilla war against U.S. forces • In 1946 the United States granted full independence to the Philippines • Like Cubans and Filipinos, Puerto Ricans had hoped for independence after the war. Instead, the U.S. government made Puerto Rico a territory • In 1916 the Jones Act granted Pue ...
... rebels began a guerrilla war against U.S. forces • In 1946 the United States granted full independence to the Philippines • Like Cubans and Filipinos, Puerto Ricans had hoped for independence after the war. Instead, the U.S. government made Puerto Rico a territory • In 1916 the Jones Act granted Pue ...
Slide 1 - pereiraushistory
... Man's burden-Send forth the best ye breed-Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child. ...
... Man's burden-Send forth the best ye breed-Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild-Your new-caught, sullen peoples, Half-devil and half-child. ...
United States territorial acquisitions
This is a United States territorial acquisitions and conquests list, beginning with American independence. Note that this list primarily concerns land the United States acquired from other nation-states; the territorial acquisitions from Native Americans are not listed here.