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es u n d
i li ppi n n y
Ph n C o lo
ri c a
Ame
American Colonial Policy
• Economic Progress:
– Population Explosion
– New Land Policy
• Friars land were resold to Filipino farmers
• Homestead Act of 1924 allowed Filipinos to own up to 24 hectares of public
land
• Torrens titles were given to the land owner
Contributions of the Americans
to the Philippines
– Agriculture Increase
• In 1902, the Bureau of Agriculture became the first gov’t agency in the Philippines
– Free Trade America
– Business Flourished
– New Industries
– Improvement of Transportation and Communications
– Better Budget
– New Banks
– International Exhibitions and Meetings
Economic Problems
– Religious Freedom
– Training in Democracy
– Free Education
– Better Health Service
– Introduction of the English Language
– Free Press
– Democratic Family Life and Social Classes
– Emancipation of Women
– Recreation, Movies, Theater, Arts and Science
QUIZ:
o They promised to train the Filipinos in Democracy and (1)_______________.
They want the Philippines to stand on its own as a free and independent nation.
o In 1902, the (2) _________________ became the first gov’t agency in the
Philippines.
o The two types of American Colonial government implemented in the Philippines
were (3)__________________ and (4) ________________.
o (5) _________of 1924 allowed Filipinos to own up to 24 hectares of public
land.
al th t o
o n w e
C om m
Fr om b l ic
Rep u
The Commonwealth of the
Philippines
o After the Filipinos lost the war to the Americans in 1901, they did not really stop
fighting for independence.
o The Filipinos carried on the fight for freedom in three ways:
o Theater and Literature
o Peasant revolts and Communist Party of the Philippines
o Peaceful pressure by the Filipino politicians ending the establishment of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines in 1935. (Political Campaign for
Independence)
I. Freedom Theater and Literature