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A campaign medal for the Spanish-American War of 1898

Map of Battle of Coamo

Map of Puerto Rico under the USA and Spanish flags from August 14 til September 19, 1898. The 23 blue-colored municipalities are under the USA flag and the 55 yellow-colored municipalities are under the Spanish flag.

The battle that ended the indigenous resistance to American occupation of the Philippines following the cession of the Philippines from Spain to the United States, at the end of the Spanish-American War (1898), which was fought in June 1914.

A report compiled on the question of Puerto Rico's continuing status as a commonwealth of the United States, including the opinion of the Puerto Rican people and its leadership, as well as expanding from solely focusing on the political status of…

McKinley/Roosevelt election poster highlighting Republican achievements in economy and liberation of Cuba

"...from the Minneapolis Tribune, depicts President McKinley holding onto a savage-looking child, the Philippines. He is contemplating whether to “keep” the archipelago, “return” it to Spain, or setting it on his own path. The editors at the…

A greedy Uncle Sam reaches out for Cuba and Spain wishes to protect it from falling into American hands

Backed by the power of the U.S. Navy, Roosevelt aims a large gun at Europe, represented by a monarch with "claims" in hand, attempting to reach Santo Domingo.

"Uncle Sam in progressive stages from childhood in 1783 to 1899, growing in number of states and acreage"