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American troops were in possession of the city, but Filipino insurgents controlled the rest of the country. The Treaty of Paris (1898), signed by representatives of Spain and the United States in December, transferred Philippine sovereignty from Spain to the United States.
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Before the US Senate ratified the treaty, on February 4, 1899, a member of the Filipino rebel force tried to enter U.S.-occupied Manila, and was killed by an American soldier. This began the Filipino insurrection, fighting between the U.S. Army and the Filipino rebels.
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December 1898 – Treaty of Paris ends the Spanish-American War, the Philippines ceded to the United States after the U.S. pays Spain $20 million. March 1901 – U.S. Army General Frederick Funston captures Aguinaldo through a ploy
Filipinos did not recognize the treaty, however, because it called for Spain to cede the Philippines to the United States (for a sum of twenty million dollars) rather than allow them their promised independence. Critics in America and abroad accused President William McKinley of imperialism.
The fighting with Filipino rebels began as a result of the U.S. refusal to include the Filipino nationalists in negotiations over the future of the Philippines. The Philippines were ceded to the United States by Spain for $20 million by the Treaty of Paris, signed on December 10, 1898.
Feb 9, 2010 · Two days later, the U.S. Senate voted by one vote to ratify the Treaty of Paris with Spain. The Philippines were now a U.S. territory, acquired in exchange for $20 million in compensation to...
