The U.S. acquired Puerto Rico as a spoil of the Spanish-American War of 1898. “Do not make peace ... For the next 50 years, ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

Until 1898, Spain ruled Puerto Rico, which then became a ... the current situation as she presented the Puerto Rico Status Act in Congress: “We cannot vote for the president who sends our ...

Puerto Rico has been under U.S. control since the 1898 Spanish-American War ... general elections and have no voting representation in Congress because of the island's political status.

Puerto Rico’s new Republican governor ... granted in 1917 by an act of Congress, following the U.S. takeover of the island from Spain in the 1898 Spanish-American War. In a non-binding ...

granted in 1917 by an act of Congress, following the U.S. takeover of the island from Spain in the 1898 Spanish-American War. In a non-binding plebiscite in November, nearly 70 percent of ...

Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898, with limited representation in Congress and often insufficient federal resources. The island has recently struggled with power outages and ...