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Murrr4er [49]
3 years ago
6

How did puerto rico became a us territory?

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1 answer:
denis-greek [22]3 years ago
8 0
Puerto Rico was acquired from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War along with Guam and the Philippines. ~Treaty of Paris~
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