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The Jones-Shafroth Act, enacted in 1917, granted U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans and established a more autonomous government for the island. It replaced the Foraker Act, allowing Puerto Rico to elect its own legislature while maintaining U.S. congressional oversight. The act aimed to improve the political status of Puerto Rico within the framework of American governance, though it also reinforced the island's status as a U.S. territory rather than a state.

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