Should Puerto Rico/Guam/American Samoa/etc… be granted statehood, given independence, or remain territories of the United States?

Should Puerto Rico/Guam/American Samoa/etc… be granted statehood, given independence, or remain territories of the United States? 

Requirements: Paper length- 3 to 4 pages Times New Roman or equivalent Double-Spaced Sources: at least 3 readings and 1 video or slide from the weekly Powerpoint No outside sources Format: Chicago Manual of Style Structure: Introduction: Hook Context Thesis Body Paragraphs: Topic Sentence (subargument) Context Introduce evidence Evidence from sources Analysis of evidence Conclusion: Recap subarguments Restate thesis So what? or larger implication