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merican Colonization of the Philippines American Colonization of the Philippines e On June 12, 1898, Filipinos led by Emilio Aguinaldo declare independence. e This declaration was opposed by the U.S. who had plans of taking over the colony.. And this led to a guerrilla war against the Americans. War (1898 - 1946) a The Philippine—American War A (1898 - 1946) . e Some 126,000 American soldiers would be to mmitted to the conflict; 4,234 Americans died, as did 16,000 Filipino soldiers who were part of a nationwide guerrilla movement of indeterminate numbers. ° At least 34,000Filipinos lost their lives as a direct result of the war, and as many as 200,000may have died as a result of the cholera epidemic at the war’s end. ° Atrocities were committed by both sides. (a The Philippine—American War (1898 - 1946) {I e Aguinaldo dissolved the regular army in ce November 1899 and ordered the establishment of decentralized guerrilla commands in each of several military zones. e The revolution was effectively ended with the capture (1901) of Aguinaldo by Gen. Frederick Funston at Palanan, Isabela on March 23, 1901 and was brought to Manila. U.S. Colony U.S. Colony e Civil government was established by the Americans in 1901, with William Howard Taft as the first American Governor-General of the Philippines. e English was declared the official language. e Six hundred American teachers were imported aboard the USS Thomas. Consequences of the nerican Colonial Rule eee Te sais — \ ( ) SR Sane Consequences of the American Colonial Rule e During the Spanish period the Spaniards had given enormous land properties to the Catholic church. One of the first things the Americans did was to take care for the redistribution of this land properties. e To do so they first had to pay an amount of US $7.2million to the Vatican in 1904. The Road Towards Philippine Independence The Road Towards Philippine Independence 1. Jones Law - the law was to approved by President Woodrow Wilson after it was proposed by William Atkinson Jones, an American congressman. ° The law stated the right of the Filipinos to attain freedom in the near future. a The Road Towards Philippine K -~ Independence SS 1916, the Philippine Autonomy Act, widely known as the Jones Law, was passed by the U. S. Congress. « The law which served as the new organic act (or constitution) for the Philippines, stated in its preamble that the ultimate independence of the Philippines would be American policy, subject to the establishment of a stable government. eee Te sais — \ ( ) SR Sane The Road Towards Philippine Independence e The law placed executive power in the Governor General of the Philippines, appointed by the President of the United States, but established a bicameral Philippine Legislature to replace the elected Philippine Assembly (lower house)and appointive Philippine Commission (upper house) previously in place. 
