Queen Lili`uokalani surrendered her throne, under protest, to avoid bloodshed, trusting that the US government would right the wrong that had been done to her and the Hawaiian people. Instead Hawaii emerged from this as a territory
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When Germany surrended on 7th May 1945.
The US paid France to relinquish their claim to the territory.
The southernmost tip of the Big Island of the State of Hawaii is at roughly 18.9° north latitude. The US claim to that territory is not known to be in dispute.
The US claimed what became the New Mexico territory during the Mexican-American War. It was primarily a linear western extension from Texas.
Thomas Jefferson, although Napoleon didn't own it. Jefferson paid France to relinquish their claim.
No. Haiti is an independent country and not a US Territory
The US acquired the territory of Florida from Spain ceding it to the US.
Yes, it is a self-governing unincorporated US Territory.