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Shanella Mari Parrenas

History Report

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Education became a very important for theFilipinos since American government gavepriority to education in the Philippines.

Unlike Spanish colonization, teachers underAmerican rule showed the real meaning ofequality treatment for rich and poor.

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1.Democracy

2.Duties

3.Rights

4. Responsibilities

Purpose of American regime of educatingFilipinos is to upward social mobility and forthe Filipinos to get diploma and ensure good

job and acceptance in society with a chance fora better future.

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1.Elementary level- consisted of four primaryyears and three intermediate years.

2.Secondary level-consisted of four years.

3.College/Tertiary level-consisted of fouryears.

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Philippine Normal University 1901- National University 1901

University of the Philippines 1908

University of Manila 1914

Philippine Women's University 1919

Far Eastern University 1933

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Trade and agriculture

Land Act 1902- states that 16 hectares of

Philippine public land to be sold or leased toAmerica and 1,024 hectares reserved forAmerican Corporations.

Payne Aldrich Tariff Act 1909 permitsPhilippines to have free entry exports toAmerica of agricultural products except rice,sugar and tobacco.

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Medium of exchange

Conflict between Philippine peso and US dollar markedan end when 1903 Philippine Coinage Act was passedand peso was chosen as an official currency duringthat time.

Tenancy Problem

Kasama system is arrangement in which land owners orinquilino will supply seed and cash for farmlandcultivation.

Cultivators insisted that their salaries for the nextoperation be given in advance. Then interest accruedrapidly on their liabilities until their debts became ahuge burden to them and it had been passed intogenerations.

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Public health and sanitation .

Year 1935 when Americans gave priority on health and

sanitation in the Philippines. During the same yearover 1000 hospitals are established nationwide bothgovernment owned and private. As a result, death rateis reduce while birth rate had increased.

Transportation

Year 1903 first motor arrived in the Philippines. In 1934land vehicles grew over 40,000 consisting motors, cars,trucks and other automobile.

The first airplane in the Philippines arrived in year 1911followed in year 1930 when first Philippine commercialairplane transportation was established. 1934 whenthousands of ships of all kind domain in our country.