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Under the government of Juan Ponce de León, the island of San Juan Bautista was divided into two settlements: .
Caparra and San Germán
Gold started to disappear around________
1520
The colonists started to cultivate produce like _______ and _______ (give two).
tobacco, yuca, cacao, ginger and sugar cane.
The American government did recognize the right to
religious freedom
The colonists were not allowed to trade with any country, only with _____________ , with any other country would be illegal.
Spain
The new American military government substituted the ___________from Spain.
Carta Autonómica
Sugar cane cultivation required ________, expensive ________ from Europe, lots of _______, and workers _________ in the production of sugar.
good lands, expensive machinery from Europe, lots of slaves and workers knowledgeable in the production of sugar.
True/False. The gold economy substituted the sugarcane economy.
False
The Foraker Act is also known as the _____________
Organic Law.
The Casa de Contratacion in Sevilla administrated and controlled the ___________ with the Indies.
traffic
_______ and _________ where the first two political and administrative divisions.
Caparra and San Germán
The legislative branch was formed a House of Delegates with 35 members, elected by ____________ with the right to vote.
male puertorricans
The Spanish Crown ______________ the migration of Jews, Muslims, gypsies and heretics to the New World
prohibited
The United States promoted complete ________________ of the local population
Americanization
Everyone returning from the Indies had to pay a _____ tax on the value of the merchandise.
20%
El Real y Supremo Consejo de las Indias was the_____________________ of the Spanish Empire in America and the Spanish West Indies.
supreme governing authority
The Spanish sailed two fleets every year from Sevilla, one to
Mexico and another Colombia
Sir Francis Drake attacked Puerto Rico in ______.
1595.
Cumberland stayed for 3 months and left only because of ________________ .
dysentery.
True/False. Cumberland burnt San Juan before leaving.
True
The Jones Act granted _____________ to those born in Puerto Rico.
US citizenship
The United States imposed a new ___________ government that was extended for 18 months, from 1898 to 1900.
military
Miguel Enriquez was a _____________ of African descent.
puertorrican corsair
From 1898 to 1900, Puerto Rico was governed by ______
military officers.
The Spanish fleets stayed in Mexico and Colombia over _________________
the winter.