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Puerto Rico should become the 51st state because nearly 54 percent, or 922,374 people, wanted statehood. Even three American Presidents Gerald Ford, George Bush I, and even Reagan supported statehood. Also “For me, being a U.S. citizen is a lot more than carrying a passport,” says Caraballo-Sandoz. “I’m very hopeful that one day we are going to be a state of the Union.” The people of Puerto Rico deserve better than the way they are being treated. Puerto Ricans

Thematic Essay Question Theme: Geography - Territorial Acquisition - Throughout The nation's history the United States has expanded through the acquisition of new territories. These acquisitions have had both positive and negative effects on the United States.

The Treatment of Native Americans on Reservations Ever since white men came to the New World, they were never at peace with the native peoples. One of the first white men to come to North America was Sir Walter Raleigh, who took the Indians he met as slaves as early as

ii. How Puerto Rico would get 2 senate seats, 5 in house reps & Puerto Ricans would be able to vote for the president. Puerto Rico would have lots of economic growth. Puerto Ricans businesses don’t pay corporate taxes. So the U.S would benefit & P.R. Puerto Rico has a debt of over 70 billion dollars. That’s a lot of money for a little island. So if Puerto Rico became a state It would slowly go away because it would be getting a extra 20 billion dollars. Puerto Rico’s economy isn’t growing because businesses don’t want to open up on the island. The reason is Puerto Rico doesn’t know if it will stay a commonwealth, become a state, or become independent. So if Puerto Rico became a state, the economic growth would be huge. Right now Puerto Rico’s average salary is around 20,00 dollars a year. If Puerto Rico became a state that average might double. Even though Puerto Ricans would now have to pay full taxes, their salary would go up , that goes to the U.S. but eventually the money goes back to Puerto Rico. That whole system in the end benefits Puerto Rico. It benefits the U.S. also because the U.S. gets a extra 2 billion. That money would eventually pull the U.S out of their debt to (Should Puerto Rico become America’s 51st state?).

On April 10th, 1869, the United States Congress established the Board of Indian Commissioners. This establishment authorized the President of the United States to organize a board of ten or less people to oversee all aspects of Native American policy. The Board of Indian Commissioners was a committee that advised the United States federal government on Native American policy. The committee also had the purpose to inspect the supplies that were delivered to Indian reservations to ensure that the government fulfilled the treaty obligations to tribes. President Ulysses S. Grant wanted to come up with a new policy, which would be more humane, for Native American tribes. The policy would be known as the Peace Policy, which aimed to be free of political corruption. The Peace Policy was prominent on Native American reservations, where Christian Churches and the Office of Indian Affairs, would provide Native Americans with moral Indian agents who would establish churches and schools, teach agriculture. Therefore, creating the sense of “civilizing” and/or “Americanizing.” Within the Board of Indian Commissioners, annual reports were commenced. One of these reports, The Seventeenth Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners of 1885, is an extremely contradictory document, which attempts to dismantle traditions, treat Native Americans in an inhumane manner, and regress any progress the United States government had with Native Americans.

The United States will own all the land. The Continental Congress have the power to divide the new territories. The territories was not own by any of the original 13 individually. In time, the territories will gained sufficient population, and apply statehood and became co-equal partner with the original 13. Most of them (states) agree with this plan. Thomas Jefferson came up with the plan of Northwest Ordinance. The Northwest Ordinance established some key points that would affect the American history. One of the key point was slavery will never exist in the Northwest Territories. Also, Jefferson established the Rectangle survey system. The Rectangle survey was create to uniform the system by which the United States can sell land to settlers. However, the government could charge one standard price for the land. This allowed anyone to buy the land. I find it funny, that they allowed poor people to buy land for only a dollar. By doing this it prevent the rich people from getting all the land. I didn’t know Jefferson allowed some of the land to build with public school. Jefferson wanted to change his future, he wanted everyone to have a chance to go to

In the beginning, America consisted of 13 colonies that were owned by the British.  After we had won our independence in 1776, we had bigger aspirations than just the 13 colonies.  The goal was to make America span from coast to coast, spreading democracy, capitalism, and American ideals across the now country.  This was rooted in the belief of Manifest Destiny.  This was the belief that America should span from coast to coast because we were the best.  Our first major land deal to further this goal was the Louisiana Purchase.  In exchange for 15 million dollars, (or about 233 million adjusted for inflation), America would receive a large portion of the Americas from France.  This purchase includes land from modern day states such as Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, North and South Dakota, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, Northern Texas,

CB created a great career for himself that allowed him to have autonomy. He explained to us that he worked hard to get the job he had and he was able to make his own schedules and work as often as he wanted. Even though he was able to choose when he worked he usually was there when the other people who are part of his company, including his children, were there. CB explained to us that he was able to work on the reservations still doing his masonry work laying bricks to build things for them. This is when he realized how different life on the reservation was from the way that he was living life off of the reservation. He told us that he wished he wasn’t sent to the boarding school so that he was more fluent in Ojibwe and so he could have been more aware of the practices that they used and still use on the

In the story of reservation blues by sherman alexie the opening chapter starts off with the literary device of foreshadowing. “ In the one hundred and eleven years since the creation of the spokane indian reservation in 1881, not one person, indian or otherwise, had arrived there by accident. Wellpinit, the only town the reservation, did not exist on most maps, so the black stranger surprised the whole tribe when he appeared with nothing more than the suit he wore and guitar slung over his back.”(pg.1 Alexie, S. (2014). Reservation blues. Grove Press) The opening scene in this chapter gave me the feel of an mystical spooky setting. This lead me to believe that this character “ Robert Johnson” would have a big part in this story. Robert johnson is an

The Indian Territory is admitted to compose part of the United States. In all our maps, geographical treatises, histories, and laws, it is so considered. In all our intercourse with foreign nations, in our commercial regulations, in any attempt at intercourse between Indians and foreign nations, they are considered as

Reservation schools today are well under the quality of provincial schools. The aboriginal dropout rate is significantly higher than ours would be. This is happening because their schools aren’t as advanced as they should be. Yes, Aboriginals get a lot of money set out for them, but is it being used right? Many people are going to say it is and that they don’t need any more money, but after reading this paper your mindset will change. Aboriginal schools are underfunded, low quality, and have huge dropout rates.

Aliens: The voting rights of U.S territories Citizens. Like Malcolm Luther King said in his powerful speech " I have a dream that one day this nation will ... live out the true meaning of its creed: 'that all men are created equal'"(King). Voting Rights in America has made a great

Why Puerto Rico Should Become a State     Did you know that for so many years, Puerto Rico has been a territory for the United State? Since 1898, that is when Puerto Rico became a territory for the US. Puerto Rico was fully protected and supported by the U.S government,

When the U.S admitted Texas to the union the Mexican War was started and upon victory the U.S gained control of Texas, New Mexico, California and the entire western land to the Pacific Ocean after Oregon land was annexed. By the early twentieth century, the organization of the West was completed, and the United States consisted of all 48 contiguous states. This was a major part of defining us as Americans by setting the tone for our 50 states we are allowed to visit and/or live

CONS OF STATEHOOD There are several economic reasons that can be argued against Puerto Rico becoming a state. First, the current unemployment rate is 11.7%, which would rank the highest in the nation. Puerto Rico has the lowest per capita income at around $7000, half of the poorest U.S. state (Mississippi). Thus it would cost the U.S. Government approximately 3-4 billion a year for 10 years to get Puerto Rico up to par with the other states. The 936 tax code, which grants U.S. companies federal tax exemptions for their operations in Puerto Rico,