Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S., but it made them pay twenty-million dollars for the Philippines. America did not mind paying the money since their thoughts were that of gaining a closer step towards Asia. The location of the Philippines made it the perfect stepping stone towards more economic advances with Asia. Puerto Rico and Guam were made part of the United States as territories. The United States had come out of this war victorious and as a power player. However, “Managing an empire turned out to be even more devilish than acquiring one” (Davidson, et al, p. 589). The Filipinos were not happy that the United States did not grant them their independence and so after the Spanish-American War had ended, the Philippine-American War began. “Under William Howard Taft, the first civilian governor, the Americans built schools, roads, sewers, and factories and instituted modern farming techniques” (Davidson, et, al, p. 590). This was to help prepare the Filipinos for their independence, which they finally gained in
Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the U.S., but it made them pay twenty-million dollars for the Philippines. America did not mind paying the money since their thoughts were that of gaining a closer step towards Asia. The location of the Philippines made it the perfect stepping stone towards more economic advances with Asia. Puerto Rico and Guam were made part of the United States as territories. The United States had come out of this war victorious and as a power player. However, “Managing an empire turned out to be even more devilish than acquiring one” (Davidson, et al, p. 589). The Filipinos were not happy that the United States did not grant them their independence and so after the Spanish-American War had ended, the Philippine-American War began. “Under William Howard Taft, the first civilian governor, the Americans built schools, roads, sewers, and factories and instituted modern farming techniques” (Davidson, et, al, p. 590). This was to help prepare the Filipinos for their independence, which they finally gained in