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14 Jul 2022

Checkpoint 4: Puerto Rico's Future - Faith Owens 

Directions:

1. Out of the three options (statehood, independence, or continuing with their current status) which will you argue for Puerto Rico's future and why?

2. What other alternatives beyond those three options might there be for Puerto Rico?

3. How have you considered and weighed the opinions of Puerto Ricans in informing the option you selected?

4. What evidence was the most compelling or influential in shaping your thoughts around Puerto Rico's future?

5. What evidence from this checkpoint and the inquiry best supports your opinions for the path Puerto Rico should take?

 

EVIDENCE CHART:

Gather the evidence you will use to support

Evidence	Explanation of How This Evidence Supports The Path You Think Puerto Rico Should Take	Source
Puerto ricans were outraged after the war, instead of becoming citizens, Puerto ricans were in a limbo. They didn't even have a passport, they didn't have legal standing in the U.S		The checkpoint 4