Spanish American War by Paula Vann https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z made by a crowd(three is a crowd) en-us 2016-11-03 17:36:59 UTC 2023-06-10 03:03:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/145458835/de7cda3a0b7e7a9d4d2294eb4fa08a61/war_icon.png USS Maine (Feb.15,1898) pvann716 https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135183974 At Havana Harbor an explosion caused the USS Maine to sink. Many Americans blamed Spain and wanted to go to war. 


]]> 2016-11-03 17:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135183974 US Declaration of War (Apr.25,1898) pvann716 https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135192700 The US declared war on Spain after a period of restraint. The Spanish American War then started. 

 ]]> 2016-11-03 18:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135192700 The Battle of Manila Bay (May 1,1898) pvann716 https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135251586 The US to attacked Spanish battleships located in the Philippines to stop them from arriving at Cuba.Commodore George Dewey led the US navy in thoroughly prevailing against the Spanish navy, therefore taking  control of the Philippines. ]]> 2016-11-03 22:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135251586 San Juan Hill and the Rough Riders (June 1898) pvann716 https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135253183   US soldiers were being successfully held off from San Juan hill by a small Spanish force. A group of soldiers led by the Rough Riders charged up nearby Kettle Hill and gained the advantage the U.S. needed to take San Juan Hill. ]]> 2016-11-03 22:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135253183 Battle of Santiago (July 17) pvann716 https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135253832       On the ground US soldiers attacked the city of Santiago while the U.S. navy defeated the Spanish warships off the coast. The Spanish army in Santiago surrendered after being surrounded.]]> 2016-11-03 22:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135253832 After the War (Aug.12,1898-when the groups agreed to stop fighting) pvann716 https://padlet.com/pvann716/m9jj3a8g5i0z/wish/135254750 The Treaty of Paris, was signed on December 19, 1898.  Cuba gained independence and the US gained control the Philippine Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico from Spain for 20 million dollars.


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