The Foraker act established civilian government, It took it out of military rule, and gave it to the people.Puerto Ricans are US Citizens, they are able to move freely back and forth between the US and and Puerto Rico. They are considered a commonwealth. The only thing that differs them from ordinary citizens, is that they cannot vote for president.After the Spanish and American War, the Teller amendment gaurenteed Cuban independence. Cuba was very concerned about the US taking over Cuba since Spain was out. Cuba made a constitution which said nothing about the US. the US wrote teh Plaid amendment which stated we were the only country that could have land and travel to Cuba. Cuba had to become an independent country and add the amendment to their constitution. Cuba had sugar, tobacco, a great location so the US really wanted it.The US took the Phillipines from Spain. After Cuba got their independence, Phillipines thought they would never get independence for themselves. Which they did not get until 1946. Before that, the Filipinos revolted and went to war with the US. Many of the troops overseas in the Phillipines were African Americans so they took sides with Phillipines after some convinced them they had just gone through the same thing with the US. Later, we helped modernize the Phillipines, then they got their independence after World War II.
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