The United States acquired Wake Island in 1899 through the annexation of unclaimed territory under the Guano Islands Act, which allowed the U.S. to claim uninhabited islands containing guano deposits. The island was strategically important, and its status was solidified when the U.S. established a naval base there in the 1930s. During World War II, Wake Island became a significant military outpost but was occupied by Japanese forces in 1941. The island has since been administered as a U.S. territory.
Denmark has the northernmost territory in the world, Greenland.
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France laid claim to large parts of the New World but did not send settlers to most parts of its territory. Meanwhile, the English and Spanish colonies in North America quickly became filled with European settlers.
Jacques Cartier
They divided the territory into provinces
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Henry Hudson
The initial claim on Carolina was made by England, specifically by the Lords Proprietors who were granted the land by King Charles II in the 1660s. However, prior to English claim, the region was explored by the Spanish in the 16th century, with some Spanish settlements established in the area. Ultimately, Carolina was established as an English colony, reflecting the competition among European powers for territory in the New World.
Jacques Cartier claimed territory for France, and established a claim to the northern part of the continent, from New England to the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. In 1608, Samuel de Champlain had established the first official settlement, and called the area Quebec.
The line of demarcation established a boundary between the Spanish and Portuguese territories in the New World during the Age of Exploration. It was agreed upon by the two nations in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494.
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Frances Long has written: 'Half a World Away' -- subject(s): Autobiography, Japanese Prisoners and prisons, World War II, World War, 1939-1945