a
Filipino revolt against
American rule of the
Philippines that occurred between 1898 and 1902. As part of the treaty ending the
Spanish War (the
war between the United
States and Spain from April to August 1898), Spain sold the
Philippines to the US for $20,000,000, ending more than three centuries of Spanish rule. A number of Filipinos refused to acknowledge
American domination, insisting on being an
independent republic, and fighting
broke out between Filipinos and
American military forces. The
Filipino fighters used guerrilla warfare and wounded or killed more
American soldiers and caused more damage than had occurred during the entire Spanish-
American War. The fighting ended in 1902 when the last of the rebel Filipinos surrendered.