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The Foraker Act, Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 56–191, 31 Stat. 77, enacted April 12, 1900, officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result ...
Foraker Act, (April 12, 1900), measure enacted by the U.S. Congress to institute a civilian government in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico came under U.S. military administration in 1898 after the United States seized the island in the Spanish-American War. U.S. Gen. John R. Brooke became its military.
Mar 7, 2017 · In April 1901, President McKinley signed the Foraker Act, making Puerto Rico an “unorganized territory” and giving Puerto Ricans some constitutional protections like due process under the law...
Jan 12, 2024 · On April 2, 1900, U.S. President McKinley signed a civil law that established a civilian government in Puerto Rico. This law was known as the Foraker Act for its sponsor, Joseph Benson Foraker (an Ohio statesman), and also as the Organic Act of 1900.
The U.S. Congress instituted civil government in Puerto Rico with the Foraker Act (May 1900), under which the United States continued to exercise the controlling power, a condition that proved distasteful to many Puerto Ricans; as a consequence, the law was subsequently amended to give Puerto Ricans a wider role in the government.
The Foraker Act, Pub. L. 56–191, 31 Stat. 77, enacted April 12, 1900, officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War.
Foraker Act, legislation that created a civilian government in Puerto Rico to replace the military regime that had governed the island since its conquest by U.S. military forces during the Spanish-American War (1898–1899).
