Table of Contents
- 1 What happened during American period in the Philippines?
- 2 How did the Native Americans and the Spanish adapt aspects of the other’s culture?
- 3 How did America influence the Philippines?
- 4 Why was America in the Philippines?
- 5 How did the Spanish convert the natives?
- 6 What did the Spanish do to the indigenous people?
What happened during American period in the Philippines?
It began with the cession of the Philippines to the U.S. by Spain in 1898 and lasted until the U.S. recognition of Philippine independence in 1946. After independence in 1946, many Americans chose to remain in the Philippines while maintaining relations with relatives in the US.
How did the Native Americans and the Spanish adapt aspects of the other’s culture?
Interactions with Native Americans: Spanish colonizers attempted to integrate Native Americans into Spanish culture by marrying them and converting them to Catholicism. The Pueblo Revolt was one example of a successful Native American effort to reclaim their religious practices, culture, and land.
What was the impact of Spanish colonialism in the Americas and on the native people?
The high rates of death inevitably destroyed tribal communities and tribal culture. The Mexican Secularization Act of 1833 granted only a few mission Indians land, but the vast majority of natives fled the missions and became an exploited laboring class on Spanish and Mexican ranchos across the State.
How did America influence the Philippines?
American Democracy (1898-1941) The U.S. did this by creating infrastructure that would improve the literacy and economy of the country. They also created influence for a government and educational system for the Philippines throughout their rule.
Why was America in the Philippines?
Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands, another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so.
How were indigenous peoples affected by exploration?
Europeans carried a hidden enemy to the Indians: new diseases. Native peoples of America had no immunity to the diseases that European explorers and colonists brought with them. Diseases such as smallpox, influenza, measles, and even chicken pox proved deadly to American Indians.
How did the Spanish convert the natives?
Under encomienda, Spanish colonists were granted a certain amount of land and the labor of the people who lived on it. Supposedly, the colonists would pay the native people for their labor and convert them to Christianity.
What did the Spanish do to the indigenous people?
1. What did the Spanish do to the Natives? They enslaved them and took their food.
How did the Spanish arrival impact the indigenous people?
The arrival of the Europeans led to the death of millions of Taino, Aztec and Maya. One estimate is that the total indigenous population collapsed from around fifteen million to around less than two million in the first decades after Columbus’ first voyage.