Colonialism.
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)
U.S. territories and outlying areas: American Samoa Baker Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC) Federated States of Micronesia ( In 1979 they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. 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)
Puerto Rico Bahammas Virgin Islands
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)
colonialism
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Colonialism.
Colonialism.
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)
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 ( In 1979 they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. 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)
U.S. territories and outlying areas: American Samoa Baker Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC) Federated States of Micronesia ( In 1979 they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. 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)
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 ( In 1979 they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. 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)
Puerto Rico Bahammas Virgin Islands
There is only one "country" in the US (as opposed to the UK). There are 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the following overseas territories:Incorporated:Puerto RicoGuamNorthern Marianas IslandsUS Virgin IslandsUnincorporated:American SamoaWake Island (uninhabited)Midway Island (uninhabited)Johnston Atoll (uninhabited)Baker, Howland, Jarvis Islands (uninhabited)Kingman Reek (uninhabited)(see the related question below)
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)
Four. In 1910 Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii were all incorporated territories. Wake Island was an uninhabited unincorporated territory at the time. Puerto Rico was not a territory per se but held special status as a US possession. The Philippines, American Samoa, The Panama Canal Zone, Guam, were occupied by the US at the time but did not hold the status of an incorporated territory. This was important because in 1905 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution did not fully apply in unincorporated territories or other possessions. The Guantanamo Bay Navy Base was in US possession at the time but it has always been considered to be an extraterritorial jurisdiction under the rule of the US Navy rather than a territory. The US held possession of numerous small and often uninhabited Caribbean and Pacific islands as well but none of them held the status of a territory.