. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . attackthe American ves-sels. This wasdone, but the fleetwas completely de-stroyed. The restof the Spanishnavy had to stayat home to defendthe coast, and soonSpain asked forpeace. She agreed to give freedom to Cuba and to surrender PortoRico to the United States as well as Guam, a small island in theLadrones. The Philippines she was to sell to the United Statesfor twenty million dollars. The treaty wassigned in December, 1898, and Spain no longerowned a foot of land in the western hemi-sphere. What were supposed to be theremain
. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . attackthe American ves-sels. This wasdone, but the fleetwas completely de-stroyed. The restof the Spanishnavy had to stayat home to defendthe coast, and soonSpain asked forpeace. She agreed to give freedom to Cuba and to surrender PortoRico to the United States as well as Guam, a small island in theLadrones. The Philippines she was to sell to the United Statesfor twenty million dollars. The treaty wassigned in December, 1898, and Spain no longerowned a foot of land in the western hemi-sphere. What were supposed to be theremains of Christopher Columbus were re-moved to Spain from the cathedral of Ha-vana. While the war was going on, theHawaiian Islands asked to be annexed tothe United States, and the request wasgranted. The war with Spain soon ended, but thenatives of the Philippines for a time resistedour rule. A degree of self-government was early granted theFilipinos. In 1900 we had trouble with China. A Chinese societycalled the Boxers, feeling sure that the empress of China shared. WILLIAM Mckinley (Died September 14,1901) EVENTS SINCE THE CIVIL WAR 245 Six months later, the
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