PUERTO RICO

FORAKER ACT

• It established a civil government in Puerto rico
• The act authorized the President of the United States to appoint a governor and part of the Puerto Rican legislature.
• Puerto Ricans could fill the rest of the legislature in a general election

WHAT HAPPENED IN PUERTO RICO AFTER THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR?

• America gained control of Puerto Rico.
• A complex relationship began, and still continues to tidy, as well as the debate of what Puerto Rico's status should be.

TODAY, WHO CONTROLS PUERTO RICO?

• The United States controls Puerto Rico.
• The U.S. has government control, but the people of Puerto Rico do not receive U.S. citizen benefits.

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