History Tools
History Tools: Perspectives on the Spanish American War 1898 1899 [Pdf]
Provides excerpts from a series of five historical documents on the Spanish-American War that discuss American expansion, policy decisions, and the goals and outcome of the war.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Spanish American War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation students study the Spanish-American War by watching a documentary video, reading a telegram...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: American Imperialism: Spanish American War
A collection of primary sources that explores the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress
Loc: The World of 1898: The Spanish American War
The Library of Congress offers this detailed history of the Spanish American War from historical papers. Includes manuscripts, maps, and illustrations, and an excellent overview essay.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Spanish American War History
Study details of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Identify battles which took place over the year, important people, and more.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Causes of the Spanish American War 1898
A timeline showing the events between 1800 and 1898 that led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Age of Empire: Spanish American War
Discusses the causes, events, and consequences of the Spanish-American War and how the United States acquired several territories in the aftermath. Includes questions for students at end.
Other
The Spanish Wars: Spanish American Wars of Independence
A descriptive history of the independence movements in Europe and South America which contributed to the Spanish American Wars from the fifteenth century onward.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Black, White, and Yellow
This site contains information on the type of journalism that the press used during the Spanish-American War. It includes a brief history of how yellow journalism influenced the Spanish-American War.
Library of Congress
Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Puerto Rico in 1898
This site contains a brief history of Puerto Rico, its role in the Spanish-American War, and its becoming a U.S. territory.
Library of Congress
Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Rough Riders
This site gives a brief history of the Rough Riders, a group of voluntary men who fought with Theodore Roosevelt in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Life of Admiral George Dewey
This site gives the life history of Admiral George Dewey who led the attack in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American war.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: American Imperialism
[Free Registration/Login Required] The American Imperialism Unit covers the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. The lessons approach historical inquiry from different angles. One asks young scholars to consider...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Philippine American War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson allows students to examine how advocates and critics of American...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Darkness and Light, the Interwar Years 1865 1898
This resource offers a good look at the reorganization and use of the U.S. military in the years betwee the end of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Quiz
The study resource from Khan Academy provides a video lesson over Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. This self-assessment covers context for The Spanish-American War and the debate about imperialism. This resource is designed as a...
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: July 1: The Rough Riders Storm San Juan Hill
Use this Today in History site as a jumping off place to view information about the Rough Riders, the Battle of San Juan Hill, and the Spanish-American War that is available in the Library of Congress. Find photographs, pamphlets, and...
US Navy
Naval History and Heritage Command: The Destruction of Uss Maine
Find out about the destruction of the U.S.S Maine, and its impact on the Spanish-American War.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Maine Explosion
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learners solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. When the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, triggering the Spanish-American War, the New York Times and...
Other
Philippine American War: The 1898 Treaty of Paris
A flow-chart showing the discussion of terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Reconstruction to 1900 [Pdf]
Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: The Spanish American War Review Test
This 50 question review test covers the Spanish American War.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: The Republic of Texas and the Mexican American War
Article on the history of Texas framed in a discussion of Spanish colonization to help readers better understand events leading to the Mexican-American War. With bullet pointed facts and links to primary source material.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 3rd u.s. Volunteer Engineers
Check out this page for a history of this regiment and the role it played in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.