 Complete the following phrase:  During the Spanish era of the Philippines, officially from the years 1565 to 1898, education other than that provided by religious institutions, was not generally available to the average Filipino until after 1863. Following the SpanishAmerican War in 1898, the Philippines was annexed by the United States due to the Treaty of Paris, and it became a territory of the United States. As a consequence, Filipinos became nationals of the United States. However, Filipinos who supported the independence of the First Republic of the Philippines clashed with American authority, and fought an 