Puerto Rico

Austin EbyRichard Standard

Brock Shearin Will Breiner Charlie Ihle

History

• Christopher Columbus arrived in 1493• Original name was San Juan Bautista• Was a Spanish colony • Known for cattle, sugar, coffee, and tobacco• Taino natives were original inhabitants

History (Continued)

• Tainos attacked the Spanish• Taino population 30,000 - 4,000 in 20 years• 1519 Smallpox epidemic• 1595 attacked by Sir Frances Drake

History with U.S.

• 1898 U.S. added Puerto Rico• 1900 government changed from military to civil• 1917 Jones law gave Puerto Ricans citizenship• Jones Law signed by Woodrow Wilson

Geographical Importance

• Located in Caribbean• Popular tourist destination• 100 miles long• 30 miles wide• 1,200 bodies of water• 80 degrees average temperature

Political Importance

• Self Governing• Close to becoming 51st state• U.S. controls international affairs• Puerto Ricans cannot vote in Presidential elections• Divided into 72 municipalities

Fun Facts

• Puerto Rico has its own Constitution• Population: 3.9 million• Cockfighting is legal there• Packs of wild dogs roam Puerto Rico• Puerto Rico is known for its crazy traffic• Drugs are a major problem here

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