How Successful Was The Progressive Movement In The United States Chapter 11

Puerto Rico and the United States The debate on whether or not Puerto Rico should become a US state has been going on since 1898, after the U.S. defeated Spain in the Spanish-American war. Factors such as the country's relationship, how it might benefit the United States, and our laws, all affect the outcome. This is a complex topic, and there are many sides to it. There are numerous different opinions that people have, both in the United States and in Puerto Rico. “In November 2020, 53 percent of Puerto Ricans voted in favor of becoming a U.S. state” (“Could” 1).

United States goal for Puerto Rican students was to Americanize their institutions, not only did they want students to learn English they also wanted Puerto Ricans to have the same nutrition as Americans and hygiene as well. United States colonial officials were focused in using the institution of schools to create “tropical Yankees” (Del Moral, 27) United States wanted to create people who supported US colonialism on the island. The creations of tropical Yankees was concentrated more in Puerto Rico schools than in U.S schools as Del Moral discusses “ Colonial school became an important and highly contested site for Americanization in Puerto Rico, where competing agendas and political projects were carried out. ”(Del Moral, 27). Most of the

Originally populated by the aboriginal peoples for centuries, the Spanish crown claimed Puerto Rico in 1493 after Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the Americas. Following 400 years of colonial rule, the indigenous people almost becoming extinct and the introduction of African slave labor, Puerto Rico was conceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War In 1898. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Puerto Rico is situated in Central America and the Caribbean.

Puerto Rico becoming a state would attract several positive outcomes for Puerto Ricans’ lifestyle and future. Puerto Rico is a territory and commonwealth of the United States, making them American citizens. Although, Puerto Ricans fear that becoming a state would mean they would have to lose their culture and become the poorest state as well. Puerto Rico’s corrupt government and debt crisis have caused the island’s citizens to have a negative outlook on their future and move away to the States in hope for a better lifestyle. Due to Puerto Rico being a territory of the United States, their corrupt government and debt may affect the U.S. as well.

The relationship between the United States of America and Puerto Rico has long been complicated and confusing, ultimately leading to Puerto Rico being deemed a territory of the United States. However, as society has progressed the real question comes to mind: how does the relationship between Puerto Rico and the US affect Puerto Ricans and how will this relationship continue to change? After reviewing the past of both Puerto Rico and the United States individually and holistically, as well as understanding the present conditions of their relations it is clear that the future relationship between the two has exceeded its standstill period due to the unjust and hypocritical treatment of Puerto Rican citizens and will rapidly evolve into a relationship

Puerto Rico’s economy is very poor and the government owes large amounts of debt which the US would have to absorb making the US national debt larger and the overall economy poorer. The US would also have to take control of and try to solve the social issues in Puerto Rico such as its high poverty and crime rates. Finally, the US would have to restructure Puerto Rico’s government and tackle its problem of corruption. Due to these responsibilities, it would not be beneficial for the US to make Puerto Rico a

Conclusion = Summary of important facts reviewed during the main points of the speech • Puerto Rico took a break from Spain in 1898 claiming some independence • United States did not hesitate to step in and kick Spain out • Years later the US and PR were engaged under the Jones Act making. No wedding date has been set. 8.

Puerto Rico and the United States have a different type of relationship. Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States in 1898, under the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish American War.(Orellana, 2015) Since, many of the island’s customs have remained the same. Their language, their food, and their music, many of their cultural influences have remained predominately spanish related. Though the United States influences Puerto Rico in many different ways, such as American politics, where though the chief of state is President Obama, Puerto Rico has a governor who is the head of the commonwealth and makes most of the decisions.

During the four centuries of Spanish rule, the island 's cultural and physical landscapes were transformed, with European knowledge, customs, and traditions being introduced, especially Roman Catholicism and the Spanish language. In 1898, following the Spanish–American War, Spain ceded the island to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris (Mitchell 1). Almost from the very beginning, Puerto Rico spawned political movements that saw the future of the island very differently, as an independent nation or a state of the United States of America. The Independence movement has been a constant in Puerto Rico’s history, but has never reached a level that could register in the double digits as a percentage at the polls. For example, in 2012, in the last Puerto Rico status referendum, the independence option received only 4.4% of the vote.

The Progressive movement was caused corruption in politics, political machines, rapid urbanization and discrimination and equality. The Progressive movement was based on the idea that the government should have a more active role in solving economic ills. The Progressives wanted to promote child labor laws, improve the efficiency of government, expand democracy and promote social justice. The Progressives believed in progression. As in progression into a fairer society.

Many Puerto Ricans have always dreamed of seeing their beautiful commonwealth become its own country. American laws today are imposed on the territory, but by leaving Puerto Rico to make its own choices, the citizens could design their government whichever way they would like. This choice has the support of many current Americans, from former inhabitants of Puerto Rico wishing for independence to politicians not wanting to support the island in times of need. On the contrary, Puerto Rico has been the colony of a nation for hundreds of years. They have not had independence since before Spain took over the island in the 1500s, and because of that, it could be disastrous to simply cut all ties with the nation.

On Dec 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris was signed which put an end to the Spanish-American war. Among the conditions in the treaty was that the Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States (in the treaty Cuba was granted independence) in return, Spain would receive $20 million dollars from the United States. How the United States handled these situations are subject to much scrutiny and negatively looked upon. Another area of discussion is if the United States abandoned things from the Declaration of Independence and essentially what the country stood for. Under the Treaty of Paris Puerto Rico became an American Provence.

As a territory, Puerto Ricans do not receive all of the benefits; but if they were to become a state, then they would receive all the trade benefits, thus increasing their revenue. Puerto Rico’s island is very prosperous and has many different fruits and vegetables for trade or purchase. If Puerto Rico were to enter into the trade alliances with the United States, this would help them so much. Granting statehood to this poverty-stricken country would offer so many opportunities to Puerto Rican

In Puerto Rico’s first days as an American colony, Congress didn’t want to give its occupants the impression that they were held equal to those of the commonwealth, as affirmed by Font-Guzman (2017), professor of law and conflict studies, and director of the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Program at Creighton University Graduate School. Thus, Senator Foraker granted them their own government and instead of adopting Puerto Ricans as their own, they were given Puerto Rican citizenship. If they wished to become U.S. citizens they had to endure the naturalization process, the same as foreign immigrants. From that year on, hundreds of bills about Puerto Rico’s citizenship status were debated, periodically changing the extent of the application of human

Puerto Rico received U.S. citizenship in 1917 and finally became a commonwealth in 1952. Puerto Rico is fully supported by the U.S. but the people do not have the same rights as the people from America, such as the voting right but they are allowed to fight in the U.S. military. Some of the pros of Puerto Rico becoming a U.S. state are that it would improve the quality of life for Puerto Ricans, most of them live under the