Should the U.S add the Philippines to its colonies?

The Philippines: An Independent Nation, Not A U.S. Territory The United States Navy crushed Spanish forces in the Pacific and American forces in Cuba won decisive battles bringing an end to what critics called “the splendid little war”. This “little war” officially came to an end on August 12th, 1898, when the United States and Spain agreed to stop fighting. This agreement allowed Cuba to be free of Spanish rule; the United States received Puerto …

…order to make the Philippines a territory it would take force because the people there now wouldn’t easily give it up. Is it worth American blood to take something we don’t really need? The United States shoul! d not make the Philippines a territory and grant it the independence it deserves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Berkin, Carol. Making America: A History of the United Sates. Boston: Houghton, 1999. Beveridge, Albert. America’s Destiny. New York: Houghton, 2000.