What did the United States do to the Philippines at the end of the Spanish American War?
 Show Defeating Spain in the Philippines The opening battle of the Spanish American War took place in the Philippines. As soon as the United States declared war, Commodore George Dewey led his Asiatic squadron from Hong Kong to the Philippines. With the words, “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley,” Commodore Dewey ordered Captain Charles V. Gridley to fire on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. On May 1, 1898, Dewey decisively defeated the Spanish squadron in Manila Bay, sinking or capturing every Spanish ship with no loss of American life. It was dramatic evidence that the United States was now a major naval power. Celebrating Dewey Following his victory at Manila Bay, Commodore George Dewey became an overnight sensation in the United States. His picture appeared everywhere, and young people, like those seen here, honored and emulated him. Becoming an International Power The United States relied greatly on assistance from Filipino revolutionaries led by Emilio Aguinaldo, who already controlled much of the countryside and had proclaimed a Philippine republic. American troops did not arrive in large numbers until July. They negotiated Spain’s surrender of Manila in August, as the war ended. But, instead of liberating the Philippines from Spanish domination, the United States chose to annex the islands and begin building an American empire. A Filipino-American War Many Americans strongly opposed this new trend of imperialism, as did the Philippine revolutionary Emilio Aguinaldo. He turned from fighting Spain to resisting American domination. Defeating Aguinaldo’s guerillas took longer than defeating the Spanish. The United States combined tactics of pacification and social improvement with brutal military strikes. Aguinaldo was captured in 1901, and then in 1902 President Roosevelt officially declared an end to the conflict. However a Filipino-American War continued on until 1915. In years to come, Americans remained divided over the nation’s actions and imperial ambitions. Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick Theodore Roosevelt became the twenty-sixth president after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901. Roosevelt strongly supported American expansionism, and increased the size of the military to implement it. His policy was epitomized in the phrase, “Speak softly, but carry a big stick.” Following the fall of Cuba, the Spanish possessions of Puerto Rico, Samoa, Guam, and Wake Island became American territories. Captain Charles V. Gridley Battle of Manila Bay, off Cavite Newspaper headline celebrating Dewey’s victory Aguinaldo, leader of the Philippine independence movement, 1899 Dead Filipino insurgents, 1899 Signing of the Peace Protocol Between Spain and the United States, August 12, 1898, by Theobald Chartran. President McKinley is standing to the left Theodore Roosevelt and his Big Stick in the Caribbean, 1904 by William Allen Rogers Related Artifacts
Previous Next Admiral’s flag captured by US gunboat Petrel from the Cruiser Isle De Luzon during the battle of Manila Bay View object record M1896 .30 Krag-Jorgensen rifle Aguinaldo’s address to the Philippine people, bearing his seal; paper is attached to a woven bamboo (?) board, and was found one morning hanging on a fence in the town of Bugasou, Panay, P.I. View object record Admiral’s flag captured by US gunboat Petrel from the Cruiser Isle De Luzon during the battle of Manila Bay View object record M1896 .30 Krag-Jorgensen rifle Aguinaldo’s address to the Philippine people, bearing his seal; paper is attached to a woven bamboo (?) board, and was found one morning hanging on a fence in the town of Bugasou, Panay, P.I. View object record What happened between the US and the Philippines after the Spanish American War?After the Spanish-American War, while the American public and politicians debated the annexation question, Filipino revolutionaries under Aguinaldo seized control of most of the Philippines' main island of Luzon and proclaimed the establishment of the independent Philippine Republic.
What happened to Philippines after the war of American?The Philippines becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States and, later, a U.S. Commonwealth (until 1946).
What happened when the United States captured the Philippines from Spain?Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.
Did the US Get the Philippines after the Spanish American War?U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.
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