Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Life of Admiral George Dewey
This site gives the life history of Admiral George Dewey who led the attack in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American war.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Cuban Revolution of 1895 98
This site contains historical information on the Cuban Revolution that took place before the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Battle of Santiago
This site contains historical information on the Battle of Santiago that took place during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Escario's Column
This site contains historical information on the legendary advance of Escario's Column. This performance took place after the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Account of the Battles for Kettle and San Juan Hills
An account by Theodore Roosevelt of the assaults on Kettle and San Juan Hills by his Rough Riders in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Dislodging a Jammed Dynamite Gun Shell With an Axe!
An account from the Spanish American War describes an incident involving the Rough Riders' dynamite gun during the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: u.s.s. Gloucester in Action at the Battle of Santiago De Cuba
Quotes from the Spanish-American War from which students glimpse the action at the Battle of Santiago in Cuba.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Private Hermann W Kuchmeister's Account: Cienfuegos Cable Cutting Expedition
Spanish American War Website presents information from the lecture papers of Private Hermann W. Kuchmeister's in which he gives an account of Cinefuegos Cable Cutting Expedition.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: u.s.s. Vesuvius in Action
General Marcus J. Wright's account of the U.S.S. Vesuvius in action gives readers a first hand look at the Spanish-American War.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: American Expansion
A learning module on American imperialism that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include the conditions in the late 19th...
Library of Congress
Loc: The World in 1898: The Spanish American War: Cuba in 1898
Read about the Ten Years' War the Cubans fought against the Spanish beginning in 1868, the economic ties the Cubans had with the United States, and the eventual independence of Cuba.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: American Imperialism
[Free Registration/Login Required] The American Imperialism Unit covers the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. The lessons approach historical inquiry from different angles. One asks students to consider contrasting...
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Philippine American War
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry lesson plan allows students to examine how advocates and critics of American...
ProProfs
Pro Profs: Spanish American War Quiz
Take this 10 question quiz on the Spanish-American War.
Other
Philippine American War: The 1898 Treaty of Paris
A flow-chart showing the discussion of terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War.
PBS
Reporting America at War: Richard Harding Davis: The Battle of San Juan Hil
A journalist's dispatch to the New York Herald about the Battle of San Juan Hill. Richard Harding Davis reported on the Spanish-American War popularizing the war and Theodore Roosevelt.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: The Battle of Manila Bay
A discussion of the three reasons The Battle of Manila Bay is notable, the objectives of the battle, the preparations, and an extensive account of the battle itself.
California Digital Library
Calisphere: Spanish American War
A broad selection of images featuring the Spanish American War can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
California Digital Library
Calisphere: Spanish American War
A broad selection of images featuring the Spanish American War can be found on this site by Calisphere. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs and image information.
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: The Spanish American War Review Test
This 50 question review test covers the Spanish American War.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: The Republic of Texas and the Mexican American War
Article on the history of Texas framed in a discussion of Spanish colonization to help readers better understand events leading to the Mexican-American War. With bullet pointed facts and links to primary source material.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About the Spanish Civil War
An extensive resource covering many aspects of the Spanish Civil War. First read an overview of the conflict before looking at the many primary sources related to the war.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 3rd u.s. Volunteer Engineers
Check out this page for a history of this regiment and the role it played in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
This site contains the brief history of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. This unit served in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.