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The Foraker Act benefited the US because it acquired a new territory from it, Puerto Rico. The Foraker Act was enacted in 1900.
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The Foraker Act granted only partial, rather than full citizenship to Puerto Ricans. It left the legal status of the island nebulous. The Jones Shafroth Act increased their representation and allowed for a popularly elected senate, all laws still needed to pass through Congress. Many Puerto Ricans were aggrieved at both bills, because they continued to only provide them partial rights.
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The Foraker Act benefited the US because it acquired a new territory from it, Puerto Rico. The Foraker Act was enacted in 1900.
The Foraker Act granted only partial citizenship to Puerto Ricans.
The Foraker act/law
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act, officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico
The Foraker Act
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It granted Puerto Ricans partial US citizenship status
The Foraker Act