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; April 11 1899 The 1898 Treaty Of Paris came in to effect, transferring Guam , the Philippines , and Puerto Rico from Spain to the United States, all three becoming unorganized, unincorporated territories. ; April 2 1900 The Foraker Act organizes Puerto Rico . ; June 7 1900 The United States takes control of its portion of the Samoan Islands given to it by the Treaty Of Berlin of 1899 , creating the unorganized, unincorporated territory of American Samoa . ; April 1 1901 Emilio Aguinaldo , the Filipino leader in the Philippine-American War , surrenders allowing the United States to form a civilian government. ; August 29 , 1916 The Philippine Autonomy Act or Jones Law is signed promising the Philippines independence. ; March 2 1917 Jones-Shafroth Act reorganizes Puerto Rico . ; March 31 1917 |
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