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The Spanish American War.
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What became a us possession after the spanish american war?
Puerto Rico
What war did Guam and Puerto Rico become US possession as a result of?
The Spanish-American War.
Who was the US at war with when we took control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
The US took control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War, when the US fought Spain in a short war.
Who did Puerto Rico win its independence from?
== == Puerto Rico has never been an independent country. Puerto Rico was colonized by Spain and ceded to the US at the end of the Spanish American War. Puerto Rico is still a possession of the US.
Was cuba a country or state first than Puerto Rico?
Cuba and Puerto Rico were both possessions of Spain but then the US won the Spanish American War and the US gave Cuba freedome and stayed with Puerto Rico as a possession.
When did Puerto Rico get their independence and was it a violent transition?
Puerto Rico has not been independent since 1493 when it became a Spanish possession. It was ceded to the United states in 1898 at the end of the Spanish American war and has been a U.S. possession since.
What document made Puerto Rico a possession of the US?
The 1898 Paris Treaty which ended the Spanish-American War.
The U S acquired possession of Puerto Rico and the Philippines as a result of which war?
The Spanish American War resulted in the US getting control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Philipine independence was recognized in 1946. Puerto Rico remains a Commonwealth of the United States.
What were the countries America gained?
When America defeated the declining Spanish Empire in the Spanish-American War, we took over control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands. We quickly gave Cuba autonomy, and the Philippines were slowly granted independence as well. The US has retained possession of Puerto Rico and Guam.
How is puert rico part of the us?
Puerto Rico belongs to the US, it is a non-incorporated territory (or colony). We became a US possession when Spain lost the Spanish-American war in 1898 and had to sell Puerto Rico, Guam, the Phillipines and Cuba for $20 million.
When did puerto rico become a territory?
Never. Puerto Rico was claimed by Spain in 1493. The United States took Puerto Rico from Spain as part of the settlement of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Puerto Rico has been a US territory ever since.
Is Puerto Rico still a part of the british rule?
Puerto Rico has never been under British rule. The Spanish were the first Europeans to land on Puerto Rico in 1493. The Island was a territory of the Spanish crown until 1898 when the United States took Puerto Rico as stated in the Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish American War. Puerto Rico has been a territory of the US ever since.
