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The virgin islands were owned by Denmark and was sold for 25 million dollars in gold.

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Guam was captured during the Spanish-American war in 1898 and without any bloodshed it was handed over. They do not have sand on their beaches but  coral instead.

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Alaska became apart of the United States in 1959. This was so they could put military bases in Alaska to defend from Japans attacks. Alaska is the biggest state in the US (1/5 the entire size of the US and twice the size of Texas)

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Puerto rico is the smallest island in the caribbean its also located east of dominican republic

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Guam has a population of 165,768 people and is an island located in the western pacific. Guam became a part of the USA on June 21, 1898. There is no sand on the island Guam. Guam relies on tourists for revenue and US military spending.

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Alaska is on the northwest extremity of U.S west coast.
it became apart of the U.S in 1959.
the U.S bought Alaska from Russia called the Alaska Purchase.

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Alaska is one of the 50 states of the US Alaska was a territory of the US from August 24, 1912 to January 3 1959 where Alaska was granted statehood. Alaska used to be owned by russia Until it was purchased by William Seward for $7.2 million.

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It consists of a group of 5 volcanic islands and 2 coral atolls.This is located half way between Hawaii and New Zealand, in the pacific ocean.The American Samoa became part of the U.S by a deed of cession in the 1900s. The American Samoa was a trade between Samoa and America, for permission to establish a navel base in exchange for military protection. Due to its central location near the Equator, American Samoa was given the nickname, the "heart of Polynesia."

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Puerto Rico is located east of Cuba and roughly 2,193 miles from th U.S. It became part of the U.S in October 18, 1898. Puerto Rico has many Unhabited islands.

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American Samoa has been a US territory since 1900. It became a territory because of the deed of cession. As of 2018 there is 55,465 people living on the Samoa. The American Samoa is made up of five islands.

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Alaska had a few different owners who kept on selling the land because they thought it was bad until it became a state in 1959. Soon after it became a state people found out that the land was acouly really good land and had a lot of gold.

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Guam became a US territory in 1898. A fun fact about Guam is the population is only 167,000 people. If you were to travel to guam from pennsylvania, it would take about 22 hours to arrive in guam.

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Hawaii became apart of the US from the Spanish-American war. It came in our posession from the spanish and it is the 50th state.

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American Samoa became apart of the USA in 1990. It started because of the deed of ression  starting 1990. It  is classified as the unorginized territory.

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Puerto Rico is an island in the Caribbean. It has a landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rainforests. It is an unincorporated U.S territory. The U.S acquired Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War, which was started by the explosion of the U.S.S Maine in Havana Harbor.

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Located south of Hawaii. Became a US territory in 1900. It became a US territory by deed of cession. In 1966 American Samoa was supposed to become an american state but majority of people votes they just wanted to stay a territory.

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The US Virgin Islands are located 40 miles east of Puerto Rico. They were purchased by the U.S in 1917. The United States purchased the islands from Denmark so that they could have control of the area during World War I. It is home to the oldest baobab tree in the Caribbean.

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us virgin islands.  it wouldnt let me do it on padlet so i am on here.  east of puerto rico.  Containislands .  saint croix, saint john,  st thomas and lots of other small islands. previously known as danish west indies and the independent kingdom of denmark and was purchased by the us in the treaty of the west indies in 1917 for 25 million dollars from denmark.  the population is about 110000 people.  tourism is prime moneymaking and industry there.

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Guam is a US territory in the Western Pacific. It became a US territory on the 21st of June, 1898, during the Spanish - American War. The United States captured Guam during the War and the Treaty of Paris formalized the transfer. Guam is covered in tropical beaches and historical landmarks. Guam's nickname is the Island of Warriors and its national flower is the bougainvillea.

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alaska

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Island in the caribbean located 90 miles from the United States.
Cuba was a protectorate of the US from about 1895 until 1961.
Cuba is still one of the few communist nations in the world.