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 known as the Organic Act of 1900) was a significant piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress that established a civil government for Puerto Rico after it became a U.S. territory following the Spanish-American War in 1898.
The Foraker Act
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The Foraker Act
It granted Puerto Ricans partial US citizenship status