During the Spanish-American war, U.S. forces launch their invasion of Puerto Rico, the 108-mile-long, 40-mile-wide island that was one of Spain's two principal possessions in the Caribbean. With little resistance and only seven deaths, U.S. troops under General Nelson A. Miles were able to secure the island by mid-August.
It would be the fourth one, he had few resources to fight off challengers.
B. A long period of relative peace in the empire
The Roman Empire flourished well during the Pax Romana!
States formed constitutions and legislatures after the war
