What city was the first capital and oldest city of the Philippines?
Cebu
When did the Philippines finally gain their independence?
1946
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
What U.S. president contributed to the removal of Native Americans?
Andrew Jackson
What major war led to the end of Spanish rule in the Philippines?
Spanish-American War
When did the Philippine-American War end?
What tribe was first inhabiting the land of the Jamestown settlement?
What Spanish navigator explored much of California and the West Coast?
Juan Rodriguez
What was the name of the Filipino socioeconomic system created by the Spanish colonizers?
Encomienda System
What country (not the United States) controlled the Philippines during WWII?
Japan
Name 1 of 2 Native American massacres that were committed by the European settlers.
Pequot Massacre or Munsee Massacre
What is the policy of U.S. spread of democracy and capitalism as given by God?
Manifest Destiny
Who led the first Spanish expedition to the Philippines?
Ferdinand Magellan
Other than being a major economic hub, the U.S. used the Philippines in what important way?
As a major military base
How were the treaties with native tribes upheld?
They weren’t. European settlers ignored them to take more land.
How were Native Americans treated during the Gold Rush?
They were kicked out of their land, killed, and kidnapped.
Name at least 3 major Spanish influences on the Philippines.
Major trade hub, Christianity/Catholicism, centralized government, Spanish architecture, economic systems
What was the name of the position of the U.S.-appointed leader of the Philippines?
Governor-general
What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?
Reserved land (between the Appalachians and Mississippi River) for Native American use only
When did the discovery of gold in California occur?
9 days before the Mexican-American War (Jan 24, 1848)