United_States+Puerto+Rico

= Puerto Rico United States Colony = = By: Marie Berthelson = Puerto Rico was a US colony until 1972. US and Spain were fighting over Cuba with Spain in 1898, and the US also wanted Spain's colonies in the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The US launched a war ship in response to high tension between Spain and the US. The ship exploded, and the US blamed Spain, and that's when the Spanish-American war began. The US won the war, and they met with Spain to sign a treaty and they were given the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Puerto Rico was not as developed as the United States so the US dominated the systems within the country through military control. The US passed acts to give Puerto Rico a popularly elected senate so that they could have representation in government. [|More Info]



AND puerto Rico has legit scenery ;)