3. • The Spanish-American War
February 15,
1898The American warship Maine.
Havana, Cuba
April 19, 189
Cuba free from Spain.
April 24, 1898
Declared a war between
Spain and America.
4. • New Lands
The United States wanted new
lands for their businessmen to
development and to trade.
5. • American Bases
The United States was looking
for Asian naval bases and
shipping ports.
6. The Americans believed it as their
mission to civilize the Filipinos, to
educate, and train them for
democracy.
• Policy of “Manifest Destiny”
7. • The Filipino Invitation
The Filipinos asked the Americans to
come and help them fight the
Spaniards.
11. The Filipino war leaders
return to the Philippines.
Aguinaldo left Hong
Kong on board the
McCullough.
May 19, 1898
Cavite
Aguinaldo and
Dewey met each
other.
13. The Filipinos united behind
Aguinaldo to win the revolution.
• Cavite• Laguna• Tayabas• Batangas• Pampanga
June 1898
Aguinaldo and the Filipinos had
conquered the whole of Luzon
except Manila.
17. June 12, 1898Rianzares Bautista
–Philippine independence at Kawit, Cavite-read the Declaration of the
Philippine Independence.
It was signed by Filipino leaders and
Colonel L.M. Johnson of the Artillery.
19. Apolinario Mabini
Gave up the title
“Dictator”.
The Filipinos were beginning to
manage their own government.
new adviser
of Aguinaldo.
(“Sublime Paralytic”)
21. Surrounded on land by 12,000 Filipino troops
and cut off from the sea by Dewey’s
American warship.
American Military had 11,000 soldiers
under the command of Gen.Wesley
Merritt.
“Battle of Manila” began at 9:30am of
August 13, 1898.
Spanish white flag of surrender hoisted
on the Intramuros.
August 14, 1898 the Americans and
Spaniards signed the terms of
surrender.
23. December 10, 1898
Ended the Spanish-American war.
Aguinaldo sent a prominent Filipino diplomat but the
American senators did not entertain Felipe Agoncillo.
Signed Paris, France
