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)
A parcel of land under United States jurisdiction can be either a State or a Territory, but not both. With the exception of the lands that composed the original thirteen colonies, all regions in the United States were originally territories before applying for statehood. Upon receiving statehood, they were no longer territories.
The United States gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands as territories. Cuba became independent; especially from the sovereignty of Spain, but they were still required to present their foreign policy to the United States.
In 1890, the United States had 44 states and several territories. The territories included areas such as Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, which were not yet states but were under U.S. jurisdiction. The U.S. was expanding during this period, with new states being admitted to the Union.
The Spanish American War.
Territories
There are 14 territories under the United States jurisdiction.
Territories of the United States are governed by the United States, though these territories do not have statehood. The three territories held by the U.S. are the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam.
All parts of the United States and all United States Territories are north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
There are currently 14 British Overseas Territories
The United States has territories that they gained during the Spanish-American War. The Philippines, once a territory of the United States, was given independence 40-years after it was ceded by Spain to the United States. The current territories of the United States are Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Northern Marinara Islands, and American Samoa.
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Their land is part of the United States.
In the United States we have states, territories, commonwealths and a district instead of provinces.
No. Only in the 50 states and the territories of the United States.
In the United States we have states, territories, commonwealths and a district instead of provinces.
The United States is divided into two major political divisions: states and territories. States are fully self-governing entities with their own constitution, government, and laws, while territories are areas under the jurisdiction of the federal government. States have equal representation in the Senate, while territories have limited representation in Congress.
The three American territories are Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.