Jones Act (1917)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:allows Puerto Ricans to serve in U.S. military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Jones–Shafroth_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:awardedBy United States citizenship to Puerto Ricans
gptkbp:category United States federal territory and statehood legislation
1917 in law
History of Puerto Rico
gptkbp:dateEnacted March 2, 1917
gptkbp:didNotGrant full representation in U.S. Congress
right to vote in U.S. presidential elections
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established bicameral legislature in Puerto Rico
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones Act (1917)
gptkbp:prohibits Puerto Rican self-government
gptkbp:provides bill of rights for Puerto Rico
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jones_Act_(Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920)
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Foraker_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:citizenship
gptkb:government
civil rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson_administration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7