The Jones Act of 1917 granted U.S. citizenship to inhabitants of this Caribbean island
[DOC] [TLE] Puerto Ricans granted U.S. citizenship March 2, 1917 - POLITICO [PAR] Mar 2, 2008 ... Puerto Ricans granted U.S. citizenship March 2, 1917 ... Wilson signed the Jones
-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship.