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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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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...
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After the incident of February 4, 1899, word reached the U.S. that the Philippine-American War was triggered by a violent attack by the natives. This lie served its purpose—two days after the incident, the U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris.
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Timeline. 1521 – Arrival of Ferdinand Magellan; the era of Spanish interest and conquest begins. 1543 – Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos names the islands Las Islas Filipinas in honor of King Philip II of Spain. The Philippines become part of the Spanish empire. 1571 – Spain establishes Manila as the capital of the Spanish East Indies.
President McKinley’s celebrated proclamation of December 21, 1898, cabled out to the Islands, December 27, 1898, after the signing of the Treaty of Paris on the 10th, and intended as a fire-extinguisher, in fact acted merely as a firebrand, the Filipinos perceiving that Benevolent Assimilation meant such measure of slaughter as might be ...
In Paris on December 10, 1898, the United States paid Spain $20 million to annex the entire Philippine archipelago. The outraged Filipinos, led by Aguinaldo, prepared for war.
