The War with SpainHarper & Brothers, 1899 - 276 páginas |
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... tion to secure Cuba , in order that more slave territory might be added to the United States . Hence a con- tinuous effort to get the island by annexation , and vari- ous projects , all fallen into more or less oblivion now , to bring ...
... tion to secure Cuba , in order that more slave territory might be added to the United States . Hence a con- tinuous effort to get the island by annexation , and vari- ous projects , all fallen into more or less oblivion now , to bring ...
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... tion itself . Cuba and Spain and Spanish oppression remained , even if American slavery was dead . More- over , the slaveholders who had caused the United States to force Cuba back under Spanish rule had gone a step beyond this , and ...
... tion itself . Cuba and Spain and Spanish oppression remained , even if American slavery was dead . More- over , the slaveholders who had caused the United States to force Cuba back under Spanish rule had gone a step beyond this , and ...
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... tion of Cuba , and the death of its leader , Narciso Lopez . There were also expeditions under General Quitman and others , and in 1855 Ramon Pinto was put to death , and many other patriots banished . These 9 THE UNSETTLED QUESTION.
... tion of Cuba , and the death of its leader , Narciso Lopez . There were also expeditions under General Quitman and others , and in 1855 Ramon Pinto was put to death , and many other patriots banished . These 9 THE UNSETTLED QUESTION.
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... tion in offering our good offices to secure the recogni- tion of Cuban independence , there was no result , and the only part of the resolution which was scrupulously carried out was in observing neutrality , which was done by the ...
... tion in offering our good offices to secure the recogni- tion of Cuban independence , there was no result , and the only part of the resolution which was scrupulously carried out was in observing neutrality , which was done by the ...
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... tion would enable the insurgents to raise money , fly the flag of the republic on ships of war , and open ports , and that they would then secure their independence without involving the United States in war with Spain . Subsequent ...
... tion would enable the insurgents to raise money , fly the flag of the republic on ships of war , and open ports , and that they would then secure their independence without involving the United States in war with Spain . Subsequent ...
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action Admiral Cervera Admiral Dewey Admiral Sampson advance American fleet American ships April April 25 army artillery Asiatic squadron attack batteries battle battle-ship block-house blockade boat bombardment brigade Brooklyn Caney Captain cavalry Cavité Cervera channel Cienfuegos coal Coamo coast command Congress Cuba Cuban declared despatch destroyed El Caney enemy expedition fight flag flag-ship force French Gloucester Guanica gunboat guns harbor Havana hostile iards infantry insurgents intrenchments Iowa island Key West killed Lieutenant Manila ment Merrimac miles military morning movement navy night o'clock officers Olympia once opened Oregon peace Philippines port President Protected Cruiser protocol Puerto Rico regiments regulars resolution road San Juan Santiago Schley Senate sent Shafter shells shore shots soldiers Spain Span Spaniards Spanish Spanish fire Spanish fleet Spanish ships speed squadron steamed surrender tion torpedo-boat torpedoes town treaty troops United vessels victory Washington WILLIAM MCKINLEY wounded
Pasajes populares
Página 35 - WHEREAS, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship, with two hundred and sixty-six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana...
Página 234 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Página 35 - First— That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. Second— That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban...
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Stephen Kinzer Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography Louis A. Pérez Sin vista previa disponible - 1998 |