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  1. The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on ...

  2. e. The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849 was the period of westward expansion in America. The spread of democracy opened the ballot box to nearly all white men, allowing Jacksonian democracy to dominate politics during the Second Party System. Whigs, representing wealthier planters, merchants, financiers, and professionals, wanted ...

  3. The Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, commonly known as the Treaty of Paris of 1898, was signed by Spain and the United States on December 10, 1898, that ended the Spanish–American War. Under it, Spain relinquished all claim of sovereignty over and title to territories described there as the island ...

  4. Nov 22, 2023 · 30 Stat. 1754; TS 343; 11 Bevans 615. The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was an agreement made in 1898 that involved Spain relinquishing nearly all of the remaining Spanish Empire, especially Cuba, and ceding Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States. The cession of the Philippines involved a payment of $20 million from the United ...

  5. Jun 26, 2017 · Signed on December 10, 1898, the Treaty of Paris was successful with the ending of the Spanish-American War lasting half a year. During the 1898-99 winter, the litigious treaty was heavily deliberated in the United States Senate before finally being approved on February 6, 1899. The vote was 57-27 and supplemented the war victory for the United ...

  6. Sep 3, 2009 · The fundamental position of the Philippines is that the limits of its national territory are the boundaries laid down in the 1898 Treaty of Paris which ceded the Philippines from Spain to the United States. The position of the Philippine Government is contested in the international community and runs against rules in the Law of the Sea Convention, which the Philippines signed and ratified. The ...

  7. Jones Act (1917) Amid WWI, Congress passed the Jones Act that granted U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans born on or after April 25, 1898. This meant that Puerto Ricans could move freely across the United States and qualified them for the dangerous WWI draft. The act restructured Puerto Rico’s political and economic structure, giving it ...