Some puerto ricans wanted statehood and hoped for some local self-government, and not just indepence. Under General Nelson A Miles his troops took control of Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War and said that it was for their protection.They would also be controlled by the United States until Congress decided that it didn't need to be. The United States had many different plans for the island than what the Puerto Ricans had which was independence and statehood. The US needed Puerto Rico for two reasons: one was to have land in the Caribbean and the other was to protect a future canal that was important to them. The Foraker Act in 1900 got rid of the military rule in Puerto Rico and allowed the US President to select the governers.
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