https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2018-11-01 13:26:16 UTC 2018-11-05 14:02:26 UTC hello@padlet.com benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299352006 American Samoa was acquired by the United States in 1899.
Emmett Benck

Source: The note packet]]> 2018-11-01 13:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299352006 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299352131 American Samoa is in the Southern Pacific Ocean, and is about 2,600 miles from Hawaii. American Samoa is closer to Australia then the U.S.

Statz]]> 2018-11-01 13:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299352131 benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299754822 American Samoa still serves as a military base for the Americans. It also is a big tourist site and American Samoa is the biggest exporter of of Tuna. 
Emmett Benck]]> 2018-11-02 13:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299754822 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299755412 Statz]]> 2018-11-02 13:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299755412 benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299756100 Emmett Benck]]> 2018-11-02 13:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299756100 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299756110  It was acquired because the American Government wanted to have it as a military base, and because of coal.
Emmett Benck

]]> 2018-11-02 13:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299756110 benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299761990 Since American Samoa is not a state it is not directly under constitutional rule. So they have their own leaders, but America still would protect American Samoa if it was attacked.
Emmett Benck]]> 2018-11-02 13:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299761990 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299762627 Since about 1977, Samoans have elected their own governors, and in 1981 American Samoa had their first nonvoting official in the house of representatives.
Statz]]> 2018-11-02 13:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299762627 benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299768005 Emmett Benck]]> 2018-11-02 13:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299768005 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299768239 All though it doesn't say directly, when the U.S. first acquired American Samoa, the native most likely didn't appreciate not having many right in their own homeland.
Statz]]> 2018-11-02 13:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299768239 benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299769372 The Samoan people got to the island in 1000 B.C. By 500 B.C. it was a hot spot for the Polynesian Empire. The country is heavily influenced by American culture, but the native people still uphold traditions called fa'a Samoa. 
Emmett Benck]]> 2018-11-02 13:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299769372 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299769906 Statz]]> 2018-11-02 13:31:39 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299769906 statzjac https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299771743 The  population of American Samoa  in 2017 was 55,641. The gdp in 2007 was $537 million dollars. The current government of American Samoa is voted for by the islands inhabitants.
Second source is wikipedia
Statz]]> 2018-11-02 13:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299771743 benckemm https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299775574 Emmett Benck]]> 2018-11-02 13:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/statzjac/xi8k4lfurx4u/wish/299775574