What year did Spanish conquistadores arrive in Puerto Rico? A. 1492 B. 1493 C. 1501 D. 1619 Puerto Rico is a(n) _____of the United States A. Commonwealth B. Unincorporated territory C. State D. Associated Republic American citizenship was imposed on Puerto Rico in? A. 1917 B. 1952 C. 1967 D. 1996 According to the aforementioned article what are the series of opinions by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1901 about the status of U.S. territories acquired in the Spanish-American War where the court ruled that full constitutional rights did not automatically extend to all U.S. territories like Puerto Rico under American control? A. Self-Determination Trilogy B. The Insular Cases C. Puerto Rican Self-Determination Act D. Puerto Rico Empowerment Resolution According to the Puerto Rico Status Act, a negotiated compromise between the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act and the Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act which option is not available to voters in Puerto Rico in the plebiscite? A. The U.S. Statehood B. Independence C. Free Association D. All of the above are options provided for in the bill What Harvard trained Puerto Rican leader was President of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and advocate for Independence from the United States and was known as "El Maestro (The Teacher) A. Eugenio Maria de Hostos B. Albizu Campos C. Ramon Emeterio Betances D. Salvador Allende What was the Puerto Rican Regiment of the U.S. army which participated in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War? A. Young Turnks B. The Borinqueneers C. Rican Warriors D. Island Geronimos Which of the following is not one of the three parties in Puerto Rico A. Popular Democratic Party B. Puerto Rican Independence Party C. Liberation Party D. New Progressive Party According to the interview with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez which of the following concerns have not been raised to her about the Puerto Rico Status Act? A. Whether the Puerto Rican Diaspora will be allowed to vote. B. Will Act 60 residents vote? C. Reparations to the people of Puerto Rico for over a century of colonial occupation D. All of the above are concerns that were raised to the Congresswoman in the interview. Unlike the U.S., Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico do not have? A. A Bill of Rights B. The right to Vote in a U.S. Presidential Election C. U.S. Citizenship D. Social Security Which country is Puerto Rico's primary trading partners? A. The United States B. The United Kingdom C. The Dominican Republic D. All of the above Puerto Ricans are, in fact American citizens. As such, they can A. Volunteer or be drafted into the U.S. Military B. Travel to and from the U.S. mainland without a Passport or Visa C. Receive some federal benefits D. All of the above Prior to Columbus arrival, Puerto Rico was inhabited by whom? A. The Aztecs B. The Tainos C. The Mayans D. No one the island was uninhabited When the Spanish took over what was then known as Borinquen, they renamed it Puerto Rico because A. They let the native Indians choose a new B. Rico was the name of the man who began building the Port City C. Because King Charles was so rich, he was happy to have an island D. Because there was an abundance of gold What specifically set off the Spanish-American War (that eventual lead to the U.S. acquisition of Puerto Rico A. Spain's rejection of the $160 million B. Cuban Uprising Against Spanish Rule C. Spain Acquiring too much territory the U.S. D. The explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor Who has primary authority in determining if Puerto Rico can officially become a state? A. Citizens of mainland U.S. B. The President C. Congress D. Citizens of Puerto Rico What is the official language of Puerto Rico? A. Spanish B. Spanish and English C. Taino D. English In the 1960s, many Cubans fled to Puerto Rico because: A. They wanted to escape Fidel Castro rule B. They wanted to become U.S. citizens C. It was cheaper to live there D. They wanted to be further away from the U.S. Puerto Ricans have fought and gone to jail for their resistance to colonialism since the days of the Spanish empire. There have been some 2,000 political prisoners whose sentences added together come to 11,116 years. Which of the following was not a political prisoner? A. Lolita Lebron B. Rafael Cancel Miranda C. Oscar Lopez Rivera D. All of the above were Puerto Rican politicalprisoners In 2019 over a million Puerto Ricans on the island engaged in massive protests resulting in the resignation of Governor Rossello. The reasons for the protests were? A. The Center for Investigation Journalism obtained 900 pages of text messages from the governor which included jokes about Hurricane Maria victims and sexist and homophobic comments where nearly 5,000 people were killed B. Federal agents began a series of arrests after a gran jury handed down corruption indictments against a government official andcontractorsC. Frustration with historic colonial repression and a fiscal oversight board appointed byWashington D. All of the above were reasons Which of the following is not one of the music forms created by Puerto Ricans? A. New York Salsa B. Bomba C. Plena D. Reggae In two U.S. Supreme Court cases in 2016 Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle and Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust the court ruled? A. Rejected the government of Puerto Rico's G efforts to use its self-governing power holding Puerto Rico was not a separate entity but under the control of the U.S. Congress B. Upheld statehood for the people of Puerto Rico C. Decided that it was not up to the court to become involved in Puerto Rican affairs D. Upheld the Commonwealth status of theisland According to "A History of Afro-Puerto Ricans" the first Africans to arrive in Puerto Rico were A.Libertos B. Camaroons C. Mulatos D. Bantu