American colonial period

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colonial period historical period

The American colonial period was the era from 1898 to 1946 when the Philippines was under United States rule, marked by political restructuring, economic change, and the introduction of American-style education and governance.

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Label	Occurrences
American colonial period canonical	3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
capital	Manila ⓘ
colonialPower	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	Philippines ⓘ
culturalImpact	changes in Philippine educational curriculum ⓘ introduction of American popular culture ⓘ spread of English language in the Philippines ⓘ
economicChange	development of infrastructure such as roads and ports ⓘ expansion of export-oriented agriculture ⓘ increased trade with the United States ⓘ
endCause	Philippine independence on July 4, 1946 ⓘ
endTime	1946 ⓘ
followedBy	Third Philippine Republic ⓘ
governingBody	Philippine government ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth Government of the Philippines Philippine Legislature ⓘ surface form: Philippine Commission Philippine Legislature ⓘ
headOfGovernment	Governor-General of the Philippines ⓘ President of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
headOfState	President of the United States ⓘ
independenceGrantedBy	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
independenceSuccessorState	Philippines ⓘ surface form: Republic of the Philippines
introducedSystem	American legal system influences ⓘ American-style democratic institutions ⓘ American-style public education system ⓘ English-language instruction in schools ⓘ civil service system ⓘ public school system ⓘ
legalBasis	Jones Law of 1916 ⓘ Philippine Organic Act of 1902 ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ Tydings–McDuffie Act ⓘ
notableGovernorGeneral	Leonard Wood ⓘ President William Howard Taft ⓘ surface form: William Howard Taft
notablePresident	Manuel L. Quezon ⓘ Sergio Osmeña ⓘ
politicalChange	creation of elected Philippine Assembly ⓘ gradual Filipino participation in governance ⓘ transition to Commonwealth government ⓘ
precededBy	Spanish colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Spanish colonial period (Philippines)
significantEvent	Japanese occupation of the Philippines ⓘ Jones Law of 1916 ⓘ Philippine–American War ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ Tydings–McDuffie Act ⓘ establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ establishment of the Philippine Assembly ⓘ establishment of the Philippine Commission ⓘ
startTime	1898 ⓘ

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Subject: American colonial period
Description of subject: The American colonial period was the era from 1898 to 1946 when the Philippines was under United States rule, marked by political restructuring, economic change, and the introduction of American-style education and governance.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manila Bay → historicalPeriod → American colonial period ⓘ

Sangley Point → historicalEra → American colonial period ⓘ

Kapampangan literature → period → American colonial period ⓘ