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What are the The US' Pacific possessions?
The US has many possessions in the Pacific, one well known one is Hawaii, a US state added in 1959, but there are other Pacific territories. Unincorporated Organized Territories Unincorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution doesn’t automatically apply. Organized territories are territories that are self-governing to a degree. They are… Guam Northern Mariana Islands Unincorporated Unorganized Territories Unincorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution doesn’t automatically apply. Unorganized territories are territories that are not self-governing. They are… Howland Island Wake Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Reef American Samoa (It has an organized government, but Congress hasn’t updated American Samoa yet) Incorporated Unorganized Territories Incorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution automatically applies. Unorganized territories are territories that are not self-governing. Palmyra Atoll Freely Associated Countries These are independent countries, and are recognized as such, but there in a deal with the US, where the US defends, and economically supports these countries, in exchange for being allowed to build military bases. People from the US can live, and work in these countries, and people from these countries can live, and work in the US. Palau Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia
How many territories were in the US in 1810?
12
Large regions of land that were added to the US?
territories
What are the names of the six territories in the US?
indiana,olleans,illinois,mississippi,georgia,texasthe District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands and Guam
What was the difference between the US and US Territories?
The U.S. includes all 50 states and the territories. A U.S. territory is a place under the governance and protection of the U.S., but not a state. Alaska and Hawaii, and many other states, were U.S. territories before they became states.
What are the names of the 3 canadian territories?
Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
What are the names of Canada's two territories?
Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, and Nunavut.
What are the names of the states in the US that fall under Atlantic time zone?
No US states are in the Atlantic time zone. The only parts of the US in the Atlantic zone are the territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
Are there any more territories in the US?
No there isn't any more US territories that still exists.
What 2 territories do not border on the US?
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
What 2 territories do not border the US?
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Which one of the following schedules of the constitution of India lists the names of states and specifies their territories?
There are 12 schedules and 395 articles. In the FIRST schedule India lists the names of states and their territories.
Is denmark territories of US?
No.
What is the territories of the US?
It is a piece of land that is not a state but is under the US's authority. People born there are US citizens and can travel to the US mainland. Guam, Puerto, Rico and Wake Island are examples of US territories Hawaii and Alaska were territories before they were states.
How did the ratification of the us constitution affect the northwest territories?
It made it that the US government had direct control over territories.
How did the US gain territories?
For the most part they bought the territories. This allows the US to expand to other parts of the world.
What is the difference between States and Territories in the USA?
Territories do not have US Senate Representation or a voting member in the US House.
