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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: American Expansion

For Teachers 8th
A learning module on American imperialism that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include the conditions in the late 19th...
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Library of Congress

Loc: The World in 1898: The Spanish American War: Cuba in 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Ten Years' War the Cubans fought against the Spanish beginning in 1868, the economic ties the Cubans had with the United States, and the eventual independence of Cuba.
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: American Imperialism

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[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...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Philippine American War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[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...
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ProProfs

Pro Profs: Spanish American War Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this 10 question quiz on the Spanish-American War.
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Other

Philippine American War: The 1898 Treaty of Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
A flow-chart showing the discussion of terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War.
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PBS

Reporting America at War: Richard Harding Davis: The Battle of San Juan Hil

For Students 9th - 10th
A journalist's dispatch to the New York Herald about the Battle of San Juan Hill. Richard Harding Davis reported on the Spanish-American War popularizing the war and Theodore Roosevelt.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Battle of Manila Bay

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the three reasons The Battle of Manila Bay is notable, the objectives of the battle, the preparations, and an extensive account of the battle itself.
PPT
California Digital Library

Calisphere: Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring the Spanish American War can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
PPT
California Digital Library

Calisphere: Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
A broad selection of images featuring the Spanish American War can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
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SparkNotes

Spark Notes: The Spanish American War Review Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This 50 question review test covers the Spanish American War.
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Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: The Republic of Texas and the Mexican American War

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About the Spanish Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive resource covering many aspects of the Spanish Civil War. First read an overview of the conflict before looking at the many primary sources related to the war.
Article
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 3rd u.s. Volunteer Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page for a history of this regiment and the role it played in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the brief history of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. This unit served in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: Chronology of Puerto Rico in the Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page from the Library of Congress for a chronology of events in Puerto Rico during and after the Spanish-American War.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Spanish American War and Its Consequences

For Students 5th - 8th
The Spanish-American War was fought on two fronts, in Cuba and the Philippines. Read about the fighting in Cuba, the terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, and the insurrection in the Philippines when the United States...
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site to read a personal account of an infantryman whose unit saw action in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Forward March: A Tale of the Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Kirk Munroe's Forward March: A Tale Of The Spanish-American War has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Spanish Soldiers Praise the Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Letter from a Spanish soldier to soldiers of the American Army after the Spanish defeat in Cuba.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: A War Correspondent's View of the Battle of El Caney

For Students 9th - 10th
War Correspondent, Frank Norris, describes the events of the Battle of El Caney in an article published in the June, 1899 edition of The Century.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Official War Report of Major General Calixto Ramon Garcia Iniguez

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the official war report sent by Major General Calixto Ramon Garcia Iniguez to his superior, the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Armies, Major General Maximo Gomez.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Experiments With War Kites

For Students 9th - 10th
An account reported in the New York Times, August 1 of 1989 describes experiments with war kites which were being done over David Island's, Fort Slocum and Glen Island, New York demonstrating how an enemy could be destroyed by dynamite.
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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The First Marine Battalion: Revisits Scene of the Fight at Cuzco Well

For Students 9th - 10th
New York Sun reporter provides an account of the First Marine Battalion's second expedition to Cuzco hill as they went to assess the situation and see if the Spanish showed signs of returning.

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