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America put a naval station in Pago Pago Harbor due to a treaty in 1878. The U.S. and Germany divided a sphere of influence on Samoa in 1899.

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Why was Samoa important for acquisition?

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Why was Samoa important for acquisition?

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Samoa was important because America could get valuable resources like whale meat. Also, Pago Pago Harbor was important for refueling ships to ship goods.

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Source - “American Samoa.” World Atlas - Maps, Geography, Travel, Worldatlas.com, 12 July 2016, www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/oceania/as.htm.

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Location of the American Samoa on the globe

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Location of the American Samoa on the globe

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Source - “American Samoa.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 Nov. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa.

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American Samoa currently has a GDP of $537 million, has a GDP rank of 187, and a population of about 55,000. Also, their government is a representative democracy and a constitutional republic.

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1 - Foster, Sophie, et al. “American Samoa.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 24 Aug. 2017, www.britannica.com/place/American-Samoa.
2 - “American Samoa.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Nov. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa.

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American Samoa is in the south part of the Pacific Ocean, and it's about 2000 miles away from Hawaii and about 1500 miles away from New Zealand.

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Interesting Facts about American Samoa's culture

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Interesting Facts about American Samoa's culture

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Samoans basic family is the extended family and most are good at speaking Samoan. Also, most of the population's ethnicity is Samoan, while others are mixed Filipino and Tongan ethnicity. 98 percent of Samoans are Christian.

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There are many recruiting stations for this location for how small it is. Also, it has the highest army recruiting rate for any US state or territory.

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America does still use American Samoa. There are 885 army recruiting stations operated by the United States Army Recruiting Command. (USAREC) Also, most Samoans are bilingual and can speak both English and Samoan.

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Samoans didn't want others controlling them at first because they were very savage. The Samoans did sign a treaty with America to have part of Samoa.

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Source - “American Samoa.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 5 Nov. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa.

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Source - Strutner, Suzy. “American Samoa Is The Empty Slice Of Bliss You've Been Craving.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 5 Sept. 2014, www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/05/american-samoa-travel_n_5725106.html.

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Source - Strutner, Suzy. “American Samoa Is The Empty Slice Of Bliss You've Been Craving.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 5 Sept. 2014, www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/05/american-samoa-travel_n_5725106.html.