Supplement to the California State Series History of the United States from 1889 to the Present Time: Prepared Especially for Pupils in Our Public Schools |
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... tion occurred in the Hawaiian Islands in January , 1893. The Queen , Liliuokalani , desiring to increase her power , proposed a The people objected . The Queen new constitution . was deposed and a repub- lican form of government was ...
... tion occurred in the Hawaiian Islands in January , 1893. The Queen , Liliuokalani , desiring to increase her power , proposed a The people objected . The Queen new constitution . was deposed and a repub- lican form of government was ...
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... The Court decided against the United States , but issued regulations for the protec- tion of the seals . The four - hundredth anniversary of the discovery of | The World's Fair . America was celebrated by the 16 SUPPLEMENT TO CALIFORNIA.
... The Court decided against the United States , but issued regulations for the protec- tion of the seals . The four - hundredth anniversary of the discovery of | The World's Fair . America was celebrated by the 16 SUPPLEMENT TO CALIFORNIA.
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... tion of Maine . the March 4 , 1897. Two days after his inaugu- ration he called an extra session of Con- gress for the purpose of providing an ample revenue for the gov- ernment . Congress soon passed an act known as the Dingley Tariff ...
... tion of Maine . the March 4 , 1897. Two days after his inaugu- ration he called an extra session of Con- gress for the purpose of providing an ample revenue for the gov- ernment . Congress soon passed an act known as the Dingley Tariff ...
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... tion , or control over said island , except for the pacification thereof , and asserts its determination when that is com- pleted to leave the government and control of the island to its people . This resolution was signed by the ...
... tion , or control over said island , except for the pacification thereof , and asserts its determination when that is com- pleted to leave the government and control of the island to its people . This resolution was signed by the ...
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... tion . the navy and practically by it . The Porto Rican campaign . was a general's campaign and the only brilliant land movement of the war . From beginning to end it was well planned and executed . The credit belongs to the commanding ...
... tion . the navy and practically by it . The Porto Rican campaign . was a general's campaign and the only brilliant land movement of the war . From beginning to end it was well planned and executed . The credit belongs to the commanding ...
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19th-General administration advance Aguinaldo American fleet appointed April arbitration army arrival Article attack August battery Battle of Manila battle-ship Benjamin Harrison Blaine brigade Britain Bryan Cambon campaign Caney Cervera command commissioners Cuban David Starr Jordan destruction Dewey Dingley Tariff EDUCATION El Caney electrical enemy expedition Filipinos Give an account Grades Grover Cleveland Half Levant harbor HARR WAGNER Havana high speed telegraphy Infantry island of Cuba James G JULES CAMBON July 1st June Kent's division killed Lawton LILIUOKALANI loss MacArthur Mackay-Bennett Maine MANILA BAY ment MILES military MOLOKA nations naval navy officers Operations at Santiago PACIFIC Pan-American Congress Peace Protocol Philippines Porto Rico position postpaid President Cleveland Samoan San Francisco San Juan SEAL Shafter Siboney silver Songs Spain Spaniards Spanish STANFORD TARLAC telegraphs tion TOPICAL STUDIES treaty of peace troops United vessels Volunteer vote Washington William McKinley World's Fair wounded York
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Page 24 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 22 - Whereas the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States...
Page 23 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 44 - That the United States will occupy and hold the city, bay, and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition, and government of the Philippines.
Page 45 - Whereas it is in said protocol agreed that upon its conclusion and signature hostilities between the two countries shall be suspended and that notice to that effect shall be given as soon as possible by each Government to the commanders of its military and naval forces...
Page 44 - William R. Day, Secretary of State of the United States, and His Excellency Jules Cambon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France at Washington, respectively possessing for this purpose full authority from the Government of the United States and the Government of Spain, have concluded and signed the following articles, embodying the terms on which the two Governments have agreed in respect to the matters hereinafter set forth, having in view the establishment of peace...
Page 23 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 21 - In the opinion of the court the Maine was destroyed by the explosion of a submarine mine, which caused the partial explosion of two or more of her forward magazines.
Page 12 - It is evident that if the opportunity for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 had still existed, there would have been another sudden change in the actual monetary standard.
Page 63 - Not alone the land and the sea, the lakes and rivers, and valleys and mountains ; not alone the people, their customs and laws ; not alone the memories of the past, the hopes of the future; it is something more than all these combined. It is a divine abstraction. You cannot tell what it is, but let its flag rustle above your head, you feel its living presence in your hearts.