Jhon Patrick B.

Cruz Colonial Philippines II | HIST 30073

Bachelor of Arts in History 2-4 Mr. Jasper Gambito

LESSON 9
ASSESSMENT: Based on the provided course materials, write on separate sheet of
paper a timeline of events from the first independence mission unto the enactment of
the Tydings Mc –Duffie to show the hardships of the Filipinos for their aspiration to have
a self –government.

Spain ceded the

DECEMBE Philippine Islands to the
R 10, 1898 United States via the Treaty
of Paris.

Filipinos were given

limited authority over their
government, and at the first
meeting of the Assembly, a 1907
resolution requesting autonomy
was incorporated.

The preamble of the

AUGUST 29, Jones Act, which was passed
1916 into law by the United States
Congress.

The first Philippine

independence mission was 1919
deployed to Washington.

Representative Hare of
South Carolina presented an
JANUARY independence measure in
January 1931. The House
1931 passed the bill by a poll of
306 to 47 after numerous
months of postponement.

The bill was vetoed by JANUARY

President Hoover. 13, 1933
 The last independence
mission led by Señor Quezon
touched down in Washington
DECEMBE and was met by the
R 1933 President. The latter
requested that they send a
formal proposition for
independence.

On the day the

Independence Act lapsed,
Quezon Mission proffered
the
its
JANUARY
recommendations to the 17, 1934
President.

President Roosevelt
delivered his message to
Congress regarding the
Philippines. Informing that the
United States did not wish to
retain any individuals "over
whom it has
gained sovereignty through
war against their will."

Representative John
McDuffie, Democrat of
Alabama and Chairman of the
House Insular Committee, MARCH
presented a new emancipation 19, 1934
bill. The House approved the
indicator on without a vote of
record following a brief debate.

The Senate authorized

the bill by a vote of 68 to 8 on
MARCH March 23, 1934. President
Roosevelt signed the
23, 1934 independence bill three days
later.
 The Tydings-McDuffie
Independence Act was
approved by Congress on May MAY
1, 1934, precisely thirty-six
years after the Battle of Manila
1, 1934
Bay.

This charter was

MARCH forwarded to President
24, 1934 Roosevelt on March 24, 1934,
and he gave his approbation.

This group of 202

capable statesmen met from
July 30, 1934 to February 9, JULY 30, 1934
1935 to draft a constitution for -
the Commonwealth legislature FEBRUARY 9,
that will perform for the decade 1935
preceding thorough detachment
from the United States.

The final phase

required by the Tydings-
McDuffie Act was mandated
MAY 14, by the Philippine legislature
1935 when it submitted the
constitution to a popular vote.
This referendum took place
on May 14.

A new Philippine
Commonwealth was formed, NOVEMBE
and Manuel Quezon was sworn
in as its first president. R 15, 1935