This is because both Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were unincorporated territories of the United States with the U.S president as head of State. There was no need to patrol Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as the U.S blockade was against Cuba, not against the two U.S territories.
True, this period was called reconstruction.
Explanation:
sobrevio a los ataques germanicos y vivio una epoca de auge hasta su caida en el año 1453 cuando el imperio Otomano conquisto su capital Constantinolpa
Article 6 states that the U.S. Constitution is the highest law in the US