House of Representative Executive Document No. 5, suspension of the writ of habeas corpus letter from the Attorney General, transmitting in answer to a resolution of the House of the 12th instant, and opinion relative to the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. 2. Wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus, Wikipedia Foundation Inc, December 23rd, 2012 3. Wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus_in_the_united_states, Wikipedia Foundation Inc, December 25th 2012 4.
“Remember the Maine” – Havana Harbor E. Declaration of War (April 1898)- Teller Amendment – Cuba would be free and independent F. Battles- 1. San Juan Hill, Santiago – T.R. and the Rough Riders 2. Manila Bay, Philippines – Admiral Dewey 3. San Juan, Puerto Rico G. Paris Peace Treaty 1898- America gets Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam Imperialism – The Debate A. Pro-Imperialism (Sen. Beveridge, Teddy Roosevelt) 1.
They both were under the Spanish control but the United States caused the Spanish American War and won. Puerto Rico and Guam were made territories and are protected. (Closing Questions, Question #3,
“The March of the Flag, by Albert Beveridge” On May 1st 1898 a U.S. naval task force destroyed the Spanish Pacific Fleet and seized control of the Philippines. Consequently, Spain ceded control of the Philippine territory in the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the war. After the war there was great debate on what was to be done with the Philippine territory now that The United States was in control. Albert Beveridge was part of a small, but, prominent group of imperialists that also included Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay, and Henry Cabot Lodge. As a group, these men supported the annexation of the Philippines and in Beveridge’s “March of the Flag” he explains why the annexation of the Philippines and possibly other territories would be beneficial for the United States in the future.
Rutherford B. Hayes Essays Life in Brief Life Before the Presidency Campaigns and Elections Domestic Affairs Foreign Affairs Life After the Presidency Family Life The American Franchise Impact and Legacy Rutherford B. Hayes Facts at a Glance Term: 19th President of the United States (1877 – 1881) Born: October 4, 1822, Delaware, Ohio Political Party: Republican Died: January 17, 1893 MORE FACTS » From the Image Gallery... President Rutherford Hayes (The Library of Congress) President Rutherford Hayes won the disputed election of 1876 and took office hoping to heal the nation's wounds after the Civil War. He also worked to end corruption in the civil service, promoting competitive exams for civil service workers, and to strengthen
The speech Against Imperialism, was delivered by George Frisbie Hoar in May of 1902, four years after Spain had turned over all claim of Cuba as well as Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, over to the United States after their defeat in the Spanish-American War. Hoar was a republican senator from Massachusetts who was opposed to the imperialism that many believed that America would soon begin to partake in. Hoar argued against the absorption of the Philippines, but lost the fight when President McKinley, also a republican, said that it would be within the duty of the United States to annex the Philippines. Hoar begins his speech by discussing the two different types of sentimentalities that were a part of the debate between 1898 and 1902
5. The Monroe Doctrine Today o George H.W. Bush's invasion of Panama in 1991 represents the last unilateral action taken by the United States against a Latin government. Since the first Clinton Administration, American involvement in Central and South American affairs has been almost entirely economic. The North American Free Trade Agreement, the Central American Free Trade Agreement and the bailout of the Mexican economy are representative of America's stewardship of the Western Hemisphere under the wide umbrella of the Monroe Doctrine.
Mid-century, Puerto Rican revolutionaries met with others in New York to plan the independence and liberation of Puerto Rico from Spain. In 1898, the United States declared war on Spain and, as victor of the war, took Puerto Rico as a possession -- beginning the colonial relationship that persists to the present day. (http://palante.org/History.htm) Puerto Rican migration to the United States began in during World War I when the United States government needed both soldiers and workers. In March 17, 1917, Congress passed the Jones Act making the Puerto Rican people United States citizens. By 1930, Puerto Rican communities were established in New York City, the largest and best known were found in East Harlem and Brooklyn.
Presidential Pardon The United States Constitution was adopted on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the many articles and sections of the Constitution, Article II Section 2 says the President “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.” I will discuss the many general powers to pardon that are given to the president and the controversies that have come up with the power over the country’s history. The whole subject of presidential pardons stirred little debate at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. No less admirable Founding Father than Alexander Hamilton, writing in Federalist No. 74, suggests that, "...
D. Ford History 33400- Civil War & Reconstruction Sept, 2012 Speech by Pauline Maier ( The strange history of the Bill of Rights) Dr. Pauline Maier spoke about how the United States had adopted the first ten amendments to the Consitiution. The Bill of Rights as it is now known was once just known as a series of legislative articles introduced by President James Madison to the first U.S Congress. These articles were written to protect the natural rights of liberty and property of the citizens. They also were written to guarantee a number of personal freedoms, limit the government’s power in judicial and other proceedings, and to reserve some powers to the states and the public. Orginally these articles or amendments only