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The Philippine-American War was an outgrowth of the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American War of 1898. The Filipinos, who had been fighting for independence from Spain since 1896, aided the United States in the Spanish-American War and expected to become independent at its conclusion. Instead, the Spanish-American War Treaty (1898) transferred control of the region from Spain to the United States.

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The Philippine-American War was an outgrowth of the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish-American War of 1898. The Filipinos, who had been fighting for independence from Spain since 1896, aided the United States in the Spanish-American War and expected to become independent at its conclusion. Instead, the Spanish-American War Treaty (1898) transferred control of the region from Spain to the United States.

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Take up the White Man's burden--
Ye dare not stoop to less--
Nor call too loud on Freedom
To cloke your weariness;
By all ye cry or whisper,
By all ye leave or do,
The silent, sullen peoples
Shall weigh your gods and you.

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On May 1, 1898, Commo. George Dewey led a U.S. squadron to the Philippines, where the Americans handily defeated the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay and proclaimed the region under U.S.