On October 18, 1898, American troops fighting in the Spanish-American War raised the United States flag in Puerto Rico formalizing U.S. control of the former Spanish colony. General Nelson A. Miles had landed approximately 3,500 U.S. troops on the island on July 25. On August 12, Spain and the United States agreed to an armistice; on September 13, the Protocol of Peace was ratified; and on December 10, the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
The constitution. The Supreme Court was originally made to rule on the constitutionality of decisions made by state courts
Colorism-skin tone discrimination in America is basically discrimination based on someones skin color. It's a form of prejudice in which people are treated differently based on the social meanings and connotations attached to their skin color. However, It's not really a synonyms for racism, even though it seems like it.
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