Fill in the Blanks LOG WALMART 2 (D)Online version Complete by Elijah Kosang Mizutani 1 barter Spanish married Homesteads Guam canoes maintained typhoons population high consolidated community Chamorros downgraded Philippines Spanish pox interregnum NMI captured health coins Foreigners militia The United States Guam on June 21 , 2898 during the Spanish - American War . The government was removed from Guam . An interregnum period was a time of uncertainty and chaos . Germany purchases the NMI and the Caroline Islands from Spain . This resulted in the political partition of Guam and the . Fritz corrected land records that had been tampered with during the . He surveyed public and private lands and issued land registrations . were not allowed to own land . To increase productivity , Fritz ordered people to use their land or lose it . and tax holidays were offered to Guam Chamorros who agreed to move to the NMI . This helped increase the and the work force of the NMI . owned most of the private businesses and held almost all the wealth , other than land . The Chamorros built houses similar to those on . They spoke Spanish , understood the law and practiced the Catholic religion . They wore clothes made of cloth imported from the , just as they had in Guam . Many had guns and hunted deer , wild pigs and other animals in the jungle . The Carolinians had most of their old customs since their arrival in the NMI in the early 1800's . They made for men who still wore loincloths and the women wore lavalavas . They continued to perform their traditional dances and songs . Carolinians earlier and , generally , had more children than Chamorros . Fritz established a locally conscripted and free , compulsory public education , bringing the Chamorros and Carolinians into regular contact with each other . Carolinians were forced to learn Chamorro in school . The language was forbidden . Everyone was now required to learn German . Many Chamorros learned how to read and write in German and traveled to other islands to work . Improving public conditions was a priority for Fritz . New sources were discovered for drinking water . More babies survived and people lived longer . The people were vaccinated against small . At the beginning of the German administration , Saipan and Rota had economies . People traded tobacco , rice and other commodities for what they needed . Fritz tried to create a cash economy . He urged people to exchange their old Spanish for German marks . Copra was the main export commodity of the NMI . Japanese traders controlled most of the imports that arrived at Saipan , and took away copra and other products when they headed back to Japan . Fritz encouraged copra production on both small ranches and on large plantations . Unfortunately , his efforts were often frustrated and progress was impeded by . In 1907 , the German administration lost interest in its plans for the economic development of the NMI . Saipan was from a district to a station , and then administratively with the district office for the western Caroline Islands at Yap . Although education and health care continued to improve , little else happened in the NMI after George Fritz left . The story of this individual , George Fritz , demonstrates how one , strong , dedicated person can effect a .
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