Statehood for Louisiana

There may be no statehood admission story more relevant to Puerto Rico’s quest for admission to the Union than that of Louisiana. That is because, like Puerto Rico today, in… Read more »

Governor of Puerto Rico Changes His Mind

The Governor of Puerto Rico recently reversed tactics openly obstructing a federally recognized follow up vote to confirm the results of a locally sponsored 2012 referendum on the future political… Read more »

Why Is Puerto Rico Not a State?

Puerto Rico is not a state, and you have to wonder why. Puerto Rico has been a territory of the United States since 1898 — 119 years. Territories usually become… Read more »

Puerto Rico, the 51st State

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States. What does that mean? Under the U.S. Constitution, there are two possible relationships a piece of land belonging to the… Read more »

Indiana – the 19th State

By 1800, the Northwest Territory had been divided into two parts: Ohio and Indiana. Indiana Territory formed the western border of the Ohio Territory. Ohio was already in the transition… Read more »