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A law about territorial claims
Rhoda Torphy
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What law allowed the US to claim uninhabited island?
the guano islands act
What law allowed US to claim uninhabited islands?
the guano islands act
What allowed the US to claim midway atoll?
The Guano Islands Act allowed the United States to claim midway atoll.
What allowed the US to claim uninhabited islands?
the guano islands act
What was guano islands act?
A law about territorial claims
Who first discovered the Guano Islands Act?
No one discovered the Act, in the early 19th century guano became a prized fertilizer. In 1855 the US learned of rich deposits on the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Congress passed the Guano Islands Act in order to take advantage of the deposits.
What did the guano islands act allowed the us to do?
Claim new islands in the Pacific
What law allowed the unites states to claim uninhabited islands?
The Guano Islands Act
What was ture of the Guano island Act?
It secured raw material for fertilizer and gunpowder
What was true of guano islands act?
it secured raw material for fertilizer and gunpowder.
What was true the Guano Islands Act?
Insecure Dro materials for fertilizer & gunpowder
What are the physical features of the Guano Islands?
There is no actual "Guano Island". There is a Guano Island Act, which is a federal legislation passed by the US Congress on 18 August 1856. It enables US citizens to take possession of islands containing guano deposits. Guano is the droppings of bats, seabirds, and seals. It is a highly prized fertilizer.
