American Period

Introduction

:
December 10,1898-the
Treaty of Paris was
signed between US and
Spain
Provision: Cession of
the Philippines to the
Us in the amount of 20
million dollars

American

Vested Interest in
the Country:
1. Expanding American
business in the Orient.
2. Naval and military
interest making the
Philippines as their first
line of defense in the South
East Asia.

3.Religious-base

of
operation for American
Protestant missionaries.
With the conclusion of
the said treaty, Pres.
William McKinley issued
his so-called
Benevolent Assimilation
Proclamation

Benevolent
Assimilation
Proclamation
it is the 1st indication
of the American policy
in the Phils.
(Dec.28,1898)

A.

American Military
Rule in the Philippines
1)August 14,1899Gen.Wesley Merrit
established the military
government and
exercised the po- wers
on July 4,1899

2)

Re-establish the
Supreme Courtcomposed of nine
justices, six of whom
were Filipinos
3)Reorganized the local
Government headed by
Cayetano Arellano.

B.

Foundations of the
American Policy in the
Philippines
1).Spooner
Amendments-w/c gave
the president of the US
full powers in
administering the
Philippines.

Schurmann

Commissionrecommended the
establishment of the
civil government, a
bicameral legislature
and system of
public education.

Taft

commissionwhich embodied the

basic principle of
American Policy in
the Philippines.

C. Early American policy and

Filipino Nationalism

1.Apolinario

Mabini
and Irreconcilable did
not believe in the
sincerity of the
American.

2.Policy

of repression was
implemented to assert
American sovereignty.
3.Enhancements of Sedetion
Law which made any
advocacy of Independence or
separation from the US
whether peaceful or forcible
means punishable by death or
long punishment.