<span>At the very last that is just before the world war I, a petition called as the Jones-Shafroth was signed to grant the American citizenship to the Puerto Ricans in the year of March 2, 1917, They are mainly granted because they want to recruit them for the war as armed forces and soldiers.</span>
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Britain's debt from the French and Indian War led it to try to consolidate control over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts), generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.