Spanish-American War, 1898

The Spanish–American War was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. 

PHOTO: The First Marine Battalion (United States), commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Huntington, landed on the eastern side of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba on 10 June 1898. The next day, an American flag was hoisted above Camp McCalla where it flew during the next eleven days. - Wikipedia Public Domain

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Spanish-American War and Panama Canal
Spanish-American War and Panama Canal

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Grades: 5

Students will be able to understand the reason for the United States gaining control of new territories. Students will know the background information concerning the Panama Canal and the United States...

Governor John Gary Evans | History of SC Slide Collection
Governor John Gary Evans | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 54

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born in Cokesbury, Governor John Gary Evans (1863-1942) attended Cokesbury Conference School. In 1879, he enrolled at Union College in Schenectady, New York, but withdrew before he graduated to study...
Supplies for the Quarantine Camp, 1899
Supplies for the Quarantine Camp, 1899
Episode 3

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Grades: 5

Many of the casualties among American forces who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War were the result of disease, not wounds. Daufuskie Island became a quarantine detention camp for soldiers...