Results of the

American Rule
Week 3
 Objective
● Explain the Results of
the American Rule in
the Philippines
 Impact of the American Rule

What were the effects of American

colonial rule in the Philippines? Were
they beneficial to the Filipinos, to the
Americans or to both? Let's find out!
American Colonial Period
 Impact of the American Rule

The effects of American imperialism on the Philippines are

numerous. Some, however, stand out, most notably the
installation of an American-style democracy and the prevalent
attitude that anything American is “good”. Many of those in
lowland Philippines, and most of the Christian population, for
that matter, grew up in an increasing Americanized society.
The following American influence in the Philippines says it all:
 Americans gave Democracy and
Civil liberties
A democracy is a government run President McKinley's principles of
by the people. Each citizen has a American policy toward the
say (or vote) in how the Philippines were rooted in the
government is run. recognition of human rights as the
foundation of a democratic
Civil liberties are personal system.
guarantees and freedoms that the
government cannot abridge
(curtail or restrict), either by law or
by judicial interpretation without
due process.
What is the importance of having
and protecting our civil rights and
liberties?
 Education
● Did you know that America's greatest achievement in the
Philippines was the introduction of the public school system? In
contrast to the Spanish system of education, this system was open
to all.

● The oldest university founded under the Americans was Silliman

University in Dumaguete City, followed by Central Philippine
University Manila. Education under the Americans advanced rapidly
and was not equaled by any other colonizing power.
 Language and Literature

● One of the most lasting influences of the Americans in the Philippines was
the teaching of the English language and literature to the Filipinos.
McKinley ordered that the English language be made as the medium of
instruction in all public schools.
● Within ten years of the American occupation, some Filipinos began to write
in English. Some of the Filipinos who wrote in English during the first ten
years of American rule were Juan F. Salazar, Maximo M. Kalaw, Francisco
M. Africa, Justo Juliano and Bernardo P. Garcia. They have wrote poems,
essays and stories.
 Language and Literature

● With the teaching of the English language to the

Filipinos, American culture became popular in the
Philippines.
How did the education system brought by the
Americans benefit the Filipino?
 Government
● Partisan politics was one of the influences of the Americans on our
government. Partisan politics means a politics that is devoted to or
biased in support of a certain party, group or cause.
● Another effect of Americans in the government is the implementation
of municipal elections. But after the creation of bicameral legislature,
the election in the Philippines turned to be like the election of the
Americans. Electors began to spend a lot just to win the election, and
they began to think of their own personal welfare instead of the welfare
of the Filipino people. Thus many of the American political practices
were soon found in the Philippine archipelago.
 Government

● But this doesn’t mean that Americans contributed negative

effects on our government but instead we learned the
intricate machinery of the government, we learned how to
make and governs laws.
 Religion

● During the Spanish colonization, the Filipino people were forced to

convert their religion into Christianity (Roman Catholic). But after the
colonization of the Spanish, Americans came and changed the religion
into Protestantism which was the religious beliefs of the Americans.
But later on, the Americans adopted the Roman Catholic Christianity
after its invasion in the Philippines on July 4, 1946.
● Another is the establishment of the Iglesia ni Cristo Church by Felix
Manalo. And Jehovah’s Witnesses started to preach from one house to
another.
 Public Health and Welfare

● Next to education as America's greatest achievement in the Philippines

was the improvement of public health and welfare. Before 1900, the
Filipinos suffered from ravages of smallpox, dysentery, tuberculosis,
cholera, malaria and other deadly diseases which killed thousands of
people every year.
● Public Health and sanitation were very poor during the Spanish regime.
They became worse during the revolution and the Philippine-American war.
 Public Health and Welfare

● At the same time that the Americans, with the help of

Filipino physicians, were fighting the ravages of
diseases, they also improved the Filipino diet.
 Transport and Communication
● In 1898, when Spain was ousted from the Philippines by the Filipinos, the
Philippines had less than 2000 kilometers of road, The length was
increased to more than 20000 kilometers when the Commonwealth was
inaugurated. During the Spanish period, bridges and culverts numbered
less than 2000. In 1935, this number rose to more than 8000. The railway
line was likewise extended.
● in 1903, there were less than 200 kilometers of railway. in 1935, it rose to
more than 1000 kilometers. the Manila-Dagupan railway, founded during
the Spanish period, was acquired by the government and became the
Manila Railroad Company.
 Improvements in Trade and Policy

● The free trade relations between the Philippines and the

United States led to the artificial prosperity. Free trade
relations meant that Filipino products entering the United
States were not taxed, and the American products entering
the were likewise free of tax.
● The problem here was, Philippine export products was
regulated and Americans put quota on the Philippine
products.
How do you explain the free trade policies
implemented by the Americans in the
Philippines? Is it fair?
 Negative Results of the American Rule
● The American occupation of the Philippines was far from heavenly,
though. There were negative outcomes of the colonization which
are still seen today. The Philippines became dependent on the
United States to continue to prosper economically.
● Some of the Filipinos acquired colonial mentality and absorbed a
materialistic view of life.
 How does the American colonization affect the
Filipinos? Explain your answer by citing 1 positive and 1
negative impact of American colonization.
Positive Negative