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The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines on ...
Gradual abolition of slavery begins. British America: After being settled into by Quakers, Beaver Harbour, New Brunswick becomes the first settlement in British North America to ban slavery, forbidding slave masters from entering. [79] 1784: Connecticut: Gradual abolition of slavery, freeing future children of slaves, and later all slaves. [80 ...
The history of the Philippines from 1565 to 1898 is known as the Spanish colonial period, during which the Philippine Islands were ruled as the Captaincy General of the Philippines within the Spanish East Indies, initially under the Viceroyalty of New Spain, based in Mexico City, until the independence of the Mexican Empire from Spain in 1821.
The border states of Maryland (November 1864) [16] and Missouri (January 1865), [17] and the Union-occupied Confederate state, Tennessee (January 1865), [18] all abolished slavery prior to the end of the Civil War, as did the new state of West Virginia (February 1865), [19] which had separated from Virginia in 1863 over the issue of slavery.
Prior to this year, Ramon Reyes Lala becomes the first naturalized Filipino American. [55] 1899, Philippine–American War begins. [54] Philippine Village at the Pan-American Exposition in 1901. 1901, United States Navy begins recruiting Filipinos. [56] 1902, Philippine–American War ends. [54] [57] Philippine Bill of 1902 passed by the U.S ...
Louisiana – much of which had been under Union control since 1862 – abolished slavery through a new state constitution approved by voters September 5, 1864. [45] The border states of Maryland (November 1, 1864) [46] and Missouri (January 11, 1865) [47] abolished slavery before the war's end. The Union-occupied state of Tennessee abolished ...
During the visit by President Benigno Aquino III to Washington DC, on July 7, 2012, the US–Philippine Society was launched. This non-profit independent organization is tasked with generating awareness about the Philippines in the US. The last board meeting was conducted by the society on January 24, 2013. [60]
This is a timeline of Philippine ... and Filipino representation in the Spanish Cortes is abolished ... (Philippine–American War). 20th century. 1900s.