Complex sentence: The term Jones-Shafroth Act refers to the Phillippine Autonomy Act (Philippines) was a 1916 statute that provided the Philippine Islands a more autonomous government to prepare the territory for independence.
Split into simpler sentences: The term Jones-Shafroth Act refers to the Phillippine Autonomy Act (Philippines). The act was a 1916 statute that provided the Philippine Islands a more autonomous government to prepare the territory for independence.