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The inhabitants of Territories are thereby made citizens of the United States, are brought within the jurisdiction of the Constitution, and as citizens they are put upon an equality with the citizens of the States.
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Boutwell states that inhabitants of territories are granted U.S. citizenship and constitutional jurisdiction.
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