Alaska was purchased and Puerto Rico was goverened
Climate and size.
puerto rico and alaskaU.S. PossessionsUnited States possessions included Puerto Rico and Alaska.
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Virgin Islands.
Alaska, Hawaii, Samoa, Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Puerto rico and Alaska
The territories that Congress controls today (2014) are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. In addition, they control the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii.
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.
The Philippines which has since gained independence, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still US Territories.
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are both territories of the United States. Only 30 miles of ocean separate St. Thomas, USVI form Puerto Rico.
all of it.
Puerto Rico and the Philippines differed from one another because the Philippines is cool!