WebAbout the history of the United States in 1899, results of the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico's stake in it, Miner's revolt. -To the people of Puerto Rico, the results of the Spanish-American War seemed to be a bad joke. For the 1st time in 400 years, the people of the island were free of Spanish rule. For 7 months they enjoyed the fruits of ...

WebThe Government of Japan was outraged by this policy, claiming that it violated the 1894 treaty. In a series of notes exchanged between late 1907 and early 1908, known collectively as the Gentlemen’s Agreement, the U.S. Government agreed to pressure the San Francisco authorities to withdraw the measure, and the Japanese Government promised to ...

WebJul 05, 2022 · In the early 1800’s, much of the travel to the west was on trails like the “Cumberland Road,” later called the “National Road,” which funneled early pioneers into the midwest. In the early- to mid-1800’s, pioneers began to travel farther west on the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, and other major wagon train routes.

WebThe telegraph, invented in 1835 by Samuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), made it possible to send messages across wires sunk under oceans and strung across continents. Another form of signal transmission, the telephone, changed from a curiosity at the 1876 Centennial Exposition to a common sight in homes and businesses by the end of the century.

WebJul 18, 2022 · The number of U.S. farms continues to decline slowly – In the most recent survey, there were 2.01 million U.S. farms in 2021, down from 2.20 million in 2007. With 895 million acres of land in farms in 2021, the average farm size was 445 acres, only slightly greater than the 440 acres recorded in the early 1970s.

WebThe Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor from France, in July 1885. Poet Emily Dickinson dies in Amherst, MA, on May 15, 1886. On March 11-14, 1888, the "Great Blizzard of 1888" blankets parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut with up to 50 inches of snow. At noon on April 22, 1889, a starting gun announced the ...

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WebThe Strenuous Life. 1899. Excerpts from the Original Electronic Text at the American Experience web page. Theodore Roosevelt made this speech to a men's club in Chicago in 1899, at a time when Congress was debating the annexation of the Philippines (won in the Spanish-American War). -smv. N.B. Paragraph numbers apply to this excerpt, not to the ...