How many territories did the us have?

Answer 1

The US Claims the following places as terretories:

Guam

Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

US Virgin Islands

American Samoa

In addition these terretories are uninhabited but claimed by the United States,

some of these claims are disputed by other countries:

Palmyra Atoll

Baker Island

Howland Island

Jarvis island

Johnston Atoll

Kingman Reef

Bajo Nuevo Reef

Serranillo Bank

Midway Island

Navassa Island

Wake Atoll

Answer 2

There are 5 major Territories and 11 smaller Pacific Islands

5 major- Peurto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Somoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Answer 3

When most people think of US Territories, they think of organized, incorporated territories such as the Northwest Territory, Oklahoma Territory, and the Alaska Territory. The last organized incorporated terrirories were Alaska and Hawaii, and they were admited to the Union as States in 1959. The US has several unorganized incorporated territories: * Palmyra Atoll is privately owned by the Nature Conservancy and administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is an archipelago of about 50 small islands about 1.56 square miles (4 km²) in area that lies about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) south of Honolulu * U.S. coastal waters out to 12 nautical miles, and tidelands of every coastal state except Texas. * U.S. flag vessels at sea. * The grounds of U.S. diplomatic missions abroad, by reciprocal treaty with the host country. The US also has unincorporated territories. Unincorporated organized territories include: * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands (commonwealth) * Puerto Rico (commonwealth) * United States Virgin Islands Unincorporated unorganized territories include: * American Samoa, technically unorganized, but self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967 * Baker Island, uninhabited * Howland Island, uninhabited * Jarvis Island, uninhabited * Johnston Atoll, uninhabited * Kingman Reef, uninhabited * Bajo Nuevo Bank, uninhabited (claimed by Jamaica and several other Central American countries) * Serranilla Bank, uninhabited (claimed by Colombia) * Midway Islands, no indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge * Navassa Island, uninhabited (claimed by Haiti) * Wake Atoll consisting of Peale, Wake and Wilkes Islands, no indigenous inhabitants, only contractor personnel (claimed by the Marshall Islands) * Certain parcels in foreign countries held by lease, such as military bases, depending on the terms of a lease, treaty, or status of forces agreement with the host country

Answer 4

Places like Guam and Puerto Rico are owned by the United States

Answer 5

Puerto Rico, virgin Islands and Samoa.