WorksheetsUS in Puerto Rico
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
As a result of the Spanish-American War,
Theodore Roosevelt emerged as an anti-imperialist
the United States acquired the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Congress voted to declare Philippine independence
an independent Cuba was allowed to chart its own political and economic course.
Puerto Rico became a territory of the US due to this treaty
Treaty of Spain
Treaty of Foraker
Treaty of Paris
The Jones Act treaty
The United States involvement in Puerto Rico did NOT result in the
granting of independence to Puerto Rico
production of goods for the United States market
migration of Puerto Ricans to the US
establishment of naval bases in Puerto Rico
The treaty that made Puerto Rico a territory of the US was signed in
June 1898
December 1898
January 1900
May 1900
All are reasons the US was interested in Puerto Rico EXCEPT:
i. Spain was willing to cede Puerto Rico to the US
ii. Puerto Rico provided the US with raw materials, which enjoyed protective tariffs
iii. Puerto Rico was an ideal location for constructing a base
iv. The islands proximity to the mainland
i only
i and ii only
ii and iii only
iv only
Spain lost all her overseas territory during the Spanish American War EXCEPT
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Florida
Cuba
The first Act that the US introduced in Puerto Rico after taking over was
Military occupation
Foraker Act
Jones Act
Paris Act
This Act (above) was introduced in the year
1898
1900
1915
1917
The first Act introduced by the US included the following terms EXCEPT:
Puerto Ricans were not American citizens but could travel freely to the United States.
Puerto Rico could have 5 out of the 11 – member Executive Council
Puerto Rico was governed by an American governor
Puerto Rican executive members were all appointed by the president of the United States
The United States passes a new law, a second Act because:
She felt it was time to repeal the first Act
The first Act had expired and therefore had to be replaced
It was the year of World War 1 and the Act was passed to quieten the Puerto Rican opposition
Puerto Ricans complaints that their constitution was backward and they had no representation
Which of the following situations was
a result of Puerto Rico becoming a
Commonwealth in 1952?
Puerto Ricans could vote in
the United States Presidential
elections.
The United States dollar was no
longer the official currency of
Puerto Rico.
The United States President
appointed the judges of the
Puerto Rican courts.
Puerto Rico became a self governing
country associated
with the United States.
All are social changes made by the US in Puerto Rico EXCEPT:
Harbour and roads repairs were carried out
Illiteracy rate significantly increased
Coffee industry declined and thousands were put out of work
New industries were created such as the cigar industry
After the US took over Puerto Rico, this crop was offered no protection in the US market
cocoa
coffee
sugar
tobacco
Puerto Ricans who cultivated food crops found it difficult to compete with US products because:
US had highly mechanized farms that produced cheaper imported food
large number of small farmers lost their land
many small farmers were forced to sell because they fell in debt
more than half of Puerto Rico’s land was owned by US corporations
All are ways Puerto Ricans benefitted from her relationship with the US EXCEPT:
i. they gained religious freedom
ii. the eight-hour work was introduced
iii. a forest conservation programme was started
iv. Puerto Rico provided a market for US surplus products
i and ii only
ii and iii only
iii and iv only
iv only
All are ways the US benefitted from her relationship with Puerto Rico EXCEPT:
i. she provided the US with raw materials such as tobacco
ii. church and state were separated
iii. Puerto Rico was an important investment outlet for the US
iv. there was seasonal employment for the Puerto Rican people
i and iii only
ii and iii only
ii and iv only
i and iv only
The new industries that were created in Puerto Rico included all EXCEPT:
cigar industry
pre-cut gloves
embroidery
coffee
All were terms of the second Act EXCEPT:
i. Greater measure of self-government given to Puerto Rico
ii. Separation of the executive and legislative branches of government
iii. an American governor administered the island
iv. the lower house, comprised of 35 members, was elected every two years
i and ii only
ii and iii only
i and iii only
iii and iv only
Operation Bootstrap was:
a social policy introduced in Puerto Rico to improve her social structure
the Act passed to give Puerto Ricans US citizenship
a development policy introduced in Puerto Rico to industrialize her economic infrastructure
a political policy introduced to get Puerto Ricans to vote in US elections
When was Operation Bootstrap introduced in Puerto Rico?
after she was ceded to the US in 1898
after WW1 in 1918
after WW2 in 1947
it wasn't introduced at all
