THE MAKING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
When and how the states came to be
WHO WANTS TO BE NEXT?
Reprinted with permission of Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services
Movements in Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have pushed for statehood. The issue has been debated in Puerto Rico almost since the moment U.S. troops captured the island from Spain in 1898. Voters rejected statehood in a vote Nov. 14, meaning the island will remain a commonwealth - for now. The district's bid for statehood also recently suffered a setback in Congress.
SOURCE: Knight-Ridder Tribune. Published Tuesday, December 7, 1993 in the Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio.
WHEN AND WHO WILL IT BE?
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Area: 3,435 square miles Population: 3.6 million (1991) Racial distribution: 99.9 percent Spanish-speaking population, a majority of which is mixed European, Taino Indian and African heritage. Per capita income: $5,157 (1988) Politics: The New Progressive Party (pro-statehood), the Popular Democratic Party (pro-commonwealth status) and the Puerto Rican Independence Party. |
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Area: 69 square miles Population: 598,790 (1991) Racial distribution: 65.8 percent black, 29 percent white, 5.4 percent Hispanic, 1.4 percent Asian, 2.4 percent other Per capita income: $18,881 Politics: 77 percent of registered voters Democrats, 8 percent Republican and about 14 percent are unaffiliated or belong to minor parties |
NOTE: Above data compiled in 1993 by Knight-Ridder/Tribune.
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Bennie J. McRae, Jr. |
Trotwood, Ohio