Located about a thousand miles southeast of Florida, Puerto Rico is a Caribbean archipelago with a complex colonial history and political status. As a territory of the United States, Puerto Rico's 3.2 million residents are U.S. citizens. However, while subject to U.S. federal laws, island--based Puerto Ricans can't vote in presidential elections and lack voting representation in Congress. As a U.S. territory, it is neither a state nor an independent country.

Concepts

puerto rico, spanish colonialism

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Additional Tags

commonwealth vs. free associated state, puerto ricans can't vote in presidential elections and lack voting representation in congress, puerto rico's future, puerto rico's residents are u.s. citizens, neither a state nor an independent country

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)