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    Seatwork on The Filipino - American War (Bridging The Gaps)

    1. Explain what the so-called “Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation” was all about?
    - The so-called “Benevolent Assimilation Proclamation” was a proclamation issued
    by President McKinley on the 21st of December in 1898 and announced in the
    Philippines on the 4th of January on 1899. It was a proclamation outlining his
    colonizing policies inside the Philippines, wherein the president told the Filipinos
    that the US would replace “the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule”.
    They wanted to uplift, Christianize, and influence the Filipinos. The United States
    aimed to win Philippines inhabitants’ respect, confidence, affection, and trust with
    this proclamation. This was all about the United States’ altruistic mission of
    acquiring the Philippine country.

    2. Who actually started the war? Defend and explain your answer.
    - The war, and I think almost everything in life, is like a game and part of a system.
    The Philippines is merely a victim of the system. They were victims and were
    compelled to act because of the Americans. Other than that, all of the
    acknowledged incarnations of the war had their impact in terms of their
    conditions leading to the aforesaid war. All of them are responsible for starting
    the war. Private William W. Grayson, an American soldier, fired the first shots
    that ignited the Philippine-American War at the corner of Sociego and Silencio
    Streets, in Santa Mesa. Technically, though, the last straw was when the
    Philippines declared war on the 4th of February in 1899. Led by Emilio
    Aguinaldo, the Philippines sought independence rather than a change in colonial
    rulers. Thus, I would say that it was the Philippines who started the war because
    they continued to fight for their freedom. The Americans wanting to impose
    colonizing policies may have started some conflict but it was the Philippine
    Republic that declared war after US troops killed three Filipino soldiers. This was
    the start of the Philippine Revolution.

    3. Were Filipino forces always defeated in their fight against the Americans or were
    there victories?
    - The Philippine-American War was the Philippines’ continuation in their fight for
    their own destiny and freedom. In the end, the United States were victorious in
    the Philippine-American war. The Philippines was not a very powerful country.
    However, the United States was. This war lasted for three years and resulted in
    deaths of over 20,000 Filipino combatants and over 4,000 American combatants.
    Though the Philippines had some victories, there weren’t a lot and they weren’t
    that great. Many Filipinos died during this war.
    4. What was the significance of the battle of Tirad Pass and what benefit did it serve the
    Filipino freedom fighters?
    - During the Philippine-American war, US troops were out to capture Emilio
    Aguinaldo. The Tirad Pass is where a battle was fought when General Gregorio
    del Pilar held his ground to defend the main force of General Emilio Aguinaldo in
    Aguinaldo’s escape to Isabela from the American forces. This place was a
    significant passage going to the Cordillera in the Northern part of Luzon. The
    battle here manifested a lot of significance in Philippine history because this
    event was what delayed the advance of the Americans during the war and it
    benefitted the Filipino troops and ensured Aguinaldo and the other Filipino forces’
    escape from the Americans. Gregorio del Pilar commanded this battle and he
    died here as a hero.

    5. How did Visayas and Mindanao face the Americans in the Fil-Am war?
    - The people from Visayas and Mindanao showed their efforts in the Philippine-
    American war, but the people from Luzon were really the prime movers during
    the war. Just like those in Luzon, Filipinos from Visayas and Mindanao were no
    different and wished to fight for their freedom and independence. However, the
    Moros in Mindanao focused their efforts on the religious aspects. These people
    did not fight much for political causes but rather on religious causes. Their
    causes were not related to those of the Philippine revolution that led to the
    Philippine-American War. In Mindanao, there was the Balangiga Massacre where
    they fought against American forces and didn’t win. In Visayas, there was the
    Battle of the Visayas fought between the Philippine revolutionaries and the
    United States, and this battle is part of the Philippine America War. All in all
    though, Filipino fighters tortured and captured soldiers and civilians who
    cooperated with American forces.

    6. What happened after Aguinaldo was captured?


    - After over two years of fighting, Aguinaldo was captured on the 23rd of March in
    1901 and President Roosevelt declared the end of the Philippine-American War.
    Aguinaldo then swore his allegiance to the United States and made peace with
    them. Afterwards, he left public life. Nevertheless, the US military rule of the
    Philippines ended on the 16th of June in 1902 and Aguinaldo’s dream of the
    Philippines gaining independence was achieved on the 4th of July in 1946.

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