the largest part of the continental US is the contiguous US. This is the part of the United States situated between Canada and Mexico, the lower 48. (the continental US includes the contiguous US and Alaska).
There was no United States of America in 1783. The first state to enter the Union was Delaware in 1787.
The US Navy was established in 1794 to replace the Continental Navy which was disbanded in 1783.The Continental Navy was established during the American Revolutionary War in 1775. The Continental navy had been essentally a Privateer force and never intended as a permanet organization.
The US Navy was established in 1794 to replace the Continental Navy which was disbanded in 1783.The Continental Navy was established during the American Revolutionary War in 1775. The Continental navy had been essentally a Privateer force and never intended as a permanet organization.
The US Navy was established in 1794 to replace the Continental Navy which was disbanded in 1783.The Continental Navy was established during the American Revolutionary War in 1775. The Continental navy had been essentally a Privateer force and never intended as a permanet organization.
There was no United States of America in 1783. The first state to enter the Union was Delaware in 1787.
Western part of the United States
Alaska and Hawaii
in 1783 in 1783
Western part of the United States
Guam and midway and the virgin islands
Alaska is because its part of North America on the continent not in the ocean even though it does not touch the US itself. Hawaii is a series of islands and is not continental because it does not touch North America.