THE

ARCHIPELAGO
SPELLING
 FOLIAGE
A representation of leaves,
flowers and branches for
architectural ornamentation.
NARROW
Almost not successful
 SHACKS
A room or similar enclosed
structure for a particular
person or use.
 BEIGE
Cloth made of natural undyed
wool.
 BREATH
An amount of air that you
take into your lungs.
GRUBBY
Dirty
PAVEMENT
The hard of surface of the
road
 SULKY
Often quiet and angry or
upset
 OBSESSIVE
Thinking about something or
someone too much or in a
way is not normal.
ARCHIPELAGO
A group of Islands
 In your opinion,
What do
foreigners think of
the Philippines?
 What are some of the
things that we think
are normal but foreign
people might consider
strange?
Do you think Manila is a
good representation of
the rest of the
Philippines? Why or
Why not?
BATTLE
OF
MANILA
 May 1, 1898
(The First Major
Battle of
Spanish-
American War)
 February 15 (A Massive
Explosion of unknown origin
sank the Maine in the
Havana Harbor)

President William
Mckinley ( To use force and
the U.S. Congress prepared
for war)
 April 23 (Mckinley asked for
125,000 volunteers to fight against
Spain)
April 25 (United States
declared war on Spain)
U.S. Commodore George
Dewey (Ordered to capture
or destroy the Spanish Pacific
Fleet)
Spanish Pacific Fleet
(The coastal waters of the
Spanish-controlled
Philippines)
May 1, 1898
(Battle of Manila Bay)
 Dewey
( ‘’You may fire when
ready, Gridley’’
 370 (Spanish
losses)

10 (American
Causalities were
fewer)
Treaty of Paris
Officially
ended the brief
Spanish-
American War.
20 Million
Dollars