In the late 1800’s to early 1900’s, the U.S. was deciding whether to annex the Philippines or to give them their freedom. During the Spanish - American War, the U.S. fought Spain in the Philippines and promised the Philippines their independence, but the U.S. took them over instead. The U.S. wanted to annex the Philippines because they wanted to protect them from other countries from taking them over because America thought that their government wasn’t strong enough and unstable, which wasn’t true. The U.S. also wanted to annex the Philippines because they wanted to spread the Christian religion. The U.S. should not have annexed the Philippines because they had already promised them their independence, and fought for it in the Spanish-American War with America. The U.S. is also going to force the Philippines to be Christians, which will make them angry and want a war with America. …show more content…
should not have annexed the Philippines is that the U.S. was governing the Philippines when they didn’t want it. It was wrong for America to govern the Philippines because they didn’t like having another country rule them, nor did they want it. The U.S. was starting to act a little bit like Spain because they were taking them over and using them for trading in the Pacific. No man should govern another without consent (Doc.1 ). This means that the U.S. should not annex the Philippines because they don’t want to be governed by another country. The U.S. should not have annexed the Philippines because they didn’t want to be ruled by another