in 1917
Puerto Rico is not independent, it is a US Territory.
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The US gained control of Puerto Rico through the settlement that followed the Spanish-American War in 1898.
In 1898.
The Philippines which has since gained independence, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still US Territories.
Puerto Rico is an US territory. Puerto Rico use the US dollar($). All citizens born in Puerto Rico are US citizens.
They were ceded to the US by Spain after the Spanish American War.
In 1898.
Puerto Rico is a US Territory and has not achieved statehood.
The year 1917 is important to Puerto Rico because that is the year the Jones-Shaford Act passed the US congress and was signed into law by the President. This act granted US citizenship to all Puerto Ricans. It created the Senate of Puerto Rico and established a Bill of Rights for Puerto Rico. It also authorized the popular election of a Resident Commissioner, a post previously appointed by the President of the US.
No, it's a non-incorporated US territory (or colony, if you wish).