American occupation 3 Flashcards
who was the first American Governor-General?
William Taft
what act that allowed any Filipino to own up to 24 hectares of public land.
Homestead Act in 1924
All lands had to be registered, and their owners got what?!
Torrens titles
what year the American Congress sent a $3 million emergency fund to import rice and carabaos from other Asian countries.
1903
what year the Retail trade inside the Philippines also doubled
1907-1935
coconut oil, cigars and cigarettes, sugar, rope, and textiles
Manila
shoes
Marikina
blankets and towels
Ilocos
hats and mats
Bulacan, Laguna, Tayabas, Bohol, and Pangasinan
rattan and wood furniture
Pampanga, Rizal, and Bulacan
pottery and bricks
Albay, Rizal and Laguna
what year the Philippines’ other government had huge deficits and problems and but still balanced the budget during the great world depression?
1930s
what year the the Postal Savings Bank was introduced
1906
what year Philippine National Bank was established?
1906
what band that became world-famous at the Golden
Gate Exposition, held in San Francisco, California in 1939.
Philippine Army Band