In the "insular cases," the supreme court: determined that puerto ricans and filipinos would become u. s. citizens in 1904. held that the constitution did not fully apply to the territories acquired by the united states during the spanish-american war. determined that puerto ricans and filipinos were entitled to the same rights as u. s. citizens. held that the annexation of the philippines violated the fourteenth amendment ruled that the foraker act of 1900, which declared puerto rico an "insular territory," was unconstitutiona

Analyze the quotation below in the context of european exploration in the americas. as you read the quote, think about what it says about columbus's motivations to explore. was he interested in gaining knowledge, wealth, or both? how did his motivations influence how he treated the people already living in the americas? i did not try to examine them in detail, because it could not be done in 50 years. for my desire is to see and discover as much as i can before returning to your highnesses, our lord willing, in april. it is true that in the event of finding places where there is gold or spices in quantity i should stop until i had collected as much as i could. i, therefore, proceed in the hope of coming across such places.