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The University of Connecticut Libraries list the following as United States Territories: American Samoa Baker Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC) Federated States of Micronesia Guam Howland Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC) Jarvis Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC) Johnston Atoll -- (under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Air Force) Kingman Reef -- (uninhabited, under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Midway Islands -- (under the responsibility of the US Fish & Wildlife Service) Navassa Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC) Palmyra Atoll -- (uninhabited, under the responsibility of the U.S. Dept. of Interior) Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands Wake Island -- (under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Air Force)
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How did the US acquire outlying areas near the turn of the century?
Through war, treaties, and purchases.
Where the Neanderthals buried with their possessions?
Some were found with their possessions.
In World War 1 did the US want to gain oversea possessions?
No, the days of Imperial America had come to an end.
In 1898 the US gained control of many of Spain's island possessions in Micronesia as a result of?
Spain ceded Guam to the US following the Spanish American War.
What were the US possessions before 1898?
Prior to the Spanish American War, the US had already taken possession of Alaska (purchase in 1867), and the Midway Islands (1856, 1867).
Will an AZ drivers license suffice for flying either within or out of the US?
Only for direct flights to outlying US states or territorial possessions.. go into or return from any foreign country, and you need a passport.
Does the president of the US have to be born on US soil?
No. You have to be a natural born citizen to be eligible for the Presidency. That includes those born in the US. Also, current U.S. statutes define various categories of individuals born overseas as citizens at birth, i.e. natural born, including (for example) all persons "born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions of parents both of whom are citizens of the United States and one of whom has had a residence in the United States or one of its outlying possessions, prior to the birth of such person[s]."
Which of the possessions or protectorates is closest to the US?
cuba
Possessions or protectorates was closest to the US?
cuba
How did the US acquire outlying areas near the turn of the century?
Through war, treaties, and purchases.
Why did the US allow overseas possessions?
It had not been forbidden in the US Constitution.
The US' Pacific possessions included?
Current possessions of the United States in the Pacific include three jurisdictions. They are Guam, the Mariannas and the Midway.
Do Alerts from the National Terrorism Advisory System apply only to the US and its possessions.?
The NTAS system alerts are specific to the U.S. and its possessions.
In what ocean were most of the new US possessions?
The Pacific Ocean.
What US possessions are the Philippines nearest to?
The Philippines are nearest to Guam.
Which possessions or protectorates are not islands?
Panama Canal zone and Alaska.
Do Alerts from national terrorism advisory system apply only to the US and it's possessions?
The NTAS system alerts are specific to the U.S. and its possessions.
