Essay About American Imperialism

American Imperialism was something that was aimed toward economic and political control of land outside of the United States. The land can be taken by force using the military or maybe by treaty or by just buying it. One of the countries that were controlled by the United States was the Philippines.
Before America took over the Philippines there were forty three different languages. Some of the tribes that were there were Cebueno, Hiligaynon, Ilongo, Bisaya/ Binisaya, Bikol, Tagalog, and Waray. The tribes that were there at the time spoke many different languages such as Tagalog, Bicol, and Waray were the most common. The people in the cities made their money by working in factories, industry, agriculture, and rural economy.The philippines …show more content…
Spain started to colonize the Philippines in 1565 when they formed the first European settlement in Cebu. In 1762 The British took over Manila, but they gave it back to the Spain in 1764. Commodor George Dewey defeated the spanish fleet near manila in the Pilippines during the Spanish and American war.The victory eventually led to the control of the Philippines. In December 1898, the United States and Spain signed a treaty. Spain sold Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States.The Americans were not looking for resources when they took over the philippines. Some Americans didn’t want to use them as a coaling station for the United States Ships and also some people were thinking they could help the United States expand into china. Other people also wanted to help educate and spread Christianity to the islands that America had claimed. Last, alot more Americans thought it was the job for the United States to govern and defend the Philippines against European countries that tried to attack them. Overall, American has a positive impact on the Philippine Islands when it came to education. At the age of six to seven, all children were to attend school in their