Should the United States offer full citizenship to the people of its territories?

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Discipline: History

Please read Chapter 19, the definitions of empire and imperialism, the background, history, and significance of the Insular Cases, and the article about a contemporary Supreme Court case.

Also, please watch the short videos on the U.S. and the Age of Empire, and the satirical video on the Insular Cases (please see the warning below). Be sure to check out the political cartoons from the early 20th century on U.S. Imperialism in the folder below to learn what Americans thought about U.S imperialism.
Then in a post of at least 400 words, please discuss the following:
• Should the United States offer full citizenship to the people of its territories?
In addressing the question above, you might consider the following guiding questions:
• Why did the US become an empire?
• Did all Americans agree that American Imperialism was a good idea? Why or why not?
• How did the so-called Insular Cases affect the rights of the people in U.S. territories?
• What rights do the people of U.S. territories have and do not have?
• Why have the decisions of the so-called Insular Cases never been overturned?
Links to the reading: 
americanyawp.com/text/19-american-empire/
britannica.com/topic/imperialism
worldhistory.org/empire/
youtube.com/watch?v=eJgtqs_Rwts
thoughtco.com/the-insular-cases-history-and-significance-4797736
encyclopedia. com/politics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/insular-cases
Week five: Can Imperialism x
newrepublic.com/article/167761/american-samoa-citizenship-fitisemanu-gorsuch
scotusblog.com/2022/10/court-declines-to-take-up-petition-seeking-to-overturn-insular-cases/

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