Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico became a US Territory following the Spanish-American War in 1898, and its residents became US citizens in 1917. It has been a US Commonwealth since 1952.
The 1917 Jones Act.
Puerto Rico
In 1901, in the Insular Cases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution did not automatically apply to people in acquired territories. Congress, however, retained the right to extend U.S. citizenship, and it granted that right to Puerto Ricans in 1917. It also gave them the right to elect both houses of their legislature.
Puerto Ricans migrated to the united states in the 20th century around the 1900's. They all came here in search of better jobs, they, along with many other americans, lost there jobs because the great depression affected them as well. Since Puerto Rico was apart of the United Sates, they all traveled here on a boat to new york. Eventually the population of Puerto Ricans grew because of the cheap airline tickets and the advancements in aerotechnology.
Puerto Ricans ARE American Citizens, since 1917.
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The Jones Act of 1917.
Vladimir I. Lenin became the leader of the Soviet Union after the Russian Revolution of 1917.