Assignment
Part 1 Questions: Using the documents attached above, the textbook, and the videos, write a short essay (minimum 300 words) answering the following questions:
1. What perception of "others" are reflected attending Miss Columbia's School House (Document 1)?
2. How does Aguinaldo's criticism of America's policies towards the Philippines (Document 2) echo the 1894 political cartoon?
3. What do these two documents suggest about the way American perceived conquered peoples and the likelihood that they would ever be fit for American citizenship and its liberties?
Document 1: Miss Columbia's School House (1894). The caption for this cartoon read "Please, Ma'am, May We Come In?" with the male figure standing outside the gate representing Hawaii and the female figure representing Canada.
Document 2: Emilio Aguinaldo Criticizes American Imperialism in the Philippines (1899)