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To end military rule and set up civil government in Puerto Rico.
It also gave the President of the United States the power to appoint Puerto Rico's governor and members of the upper house of it's legislature. Puerto Ricans could elect only the members of the legislature's lower house.
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How did the Foraker Act benefit the US?
The Foraker Act benefited the US because it acquired a new territory from it, Puerto Rico. The Foraker Act was enacted in 1900.
Why did many Puerto Ricans dislikes the Foraker Act?
The Foraker Act granted only partial citizenship to Puerto Ricans.
What pieces of legislation authorized a civil government in Puerto Rico and established it as a US territory?
The Foraker act/law
What act declared Puerto Rico an unorganized territory?
Foraker Act
Which nation was directly affected by foraker act?
Cuba
Which nation was directly affected by the Foraker Act?
cuba
What did the foraker act mean for puerto rico-?
The Foraker Act, officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico
Which agreement established a new government for Puerto Rico in 1900?
The Foraker Act
Under the Foraker act the US had to power to appoint Puerto Rico's?
Governor.
The Foraker Act established a civil government and territorial status for what country?
Puerto Rico
What was the significant of the foraker act?
It granted Puerto Ricans partial US citizenship status
Which agreement set up a new Puerto Rican government in 1900?
The Foraker Act
