U.S. Territories 🇺🇸 Hidden American Islands 🏝️

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The Hidden Territories of the United States! 🇺🇸 Did you know that the United States is made up of more than just the 50 states we all know? When we think of the U.S., most of us imagine the continental landmass, with Alaska and Hawaii as distant outliers. But there's so much more to explore! Unveil the lesser-known parts of the U.S. - its 16 territories scattered far and wide 🗺️ mostly in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. While 11 of these territories are uninhabited islands and reefs 🏝️ the other five are home to around 4 million people. Meet Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Guam 🇬🇺 the U.S. Virgin Islands 🇻🇮 the Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵 and American Samoa 🇦🇸 - vibrant places with unique cultures and histories. But here's the kicker: not everyone in these territories is a U.S. citizen. For instance, the residents of American Samoa are classified as ""U.S. nationals,"" 😳 There are fascinating ways these territories became part of the U.S. - through purchases💰treaties, and even annexation.

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Yes, the good ol' taxation without representation

germanlondono

'Annexed' is the polite way of saying taken by force.

machupikachu

The Northern Mariana Islands is very significant, which is crazy how not many people know about it. The planes flew off one of the islands, Tinian, which carried the bombs that dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And it is also near the deepest part of the world, the Mariana Trench.

thespicywonton

Us: “how much for the land?”
Caribean sea: “what?”

wilburtmoreno

Virgin Islands, Alaska: Purchased from Denmark and Russia
Guam, Puerto Rico: Treaty with Spain
Micronesia, Northern Marianas: Treaty with Japan
Samoa: Partitioned with Germany
Hawaii: Dole

sproutnation

And the hundreds of military bases we have in other countries

fuunsiize

Yes, all of the 5 territories have >4 million people BUT 3.2 million of those are puerto ricans alone. The remaining 4 territories are quite empty

Kondomonium

“Some think of Alaska. Even fewer think of Hawaii”. Who wrote this?

mianomo

Really? No one else noticed he's wrong? It's 15 territories: 6 populated (District of Columbia [yes it is look it up], American Samoa, Guam, Mariana, Puerto Rico, and USVI) and 9 unpopulated (Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnson, Kingman, Midway, Navassa, Palmyra, and Wake). The two "banks" are not U.S. possessions/territories (they have been owned outright by Columbia since a 2012 ICJ decision).

Sometimes--and I know this is a shocker--Wikipedia is wrong.

WifeWantsAWizard

Thanks for mentioning Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Rosarioforever

Damn, so Saul Goodman went all the way there to get his degree? Lmao

greensoldier

One thing you forgot to mention in this video is that. No citizen can vote outside the state where we reside. In the case of Puerto Ricans, Hawaiians and other islands if they decide to live in NYC or other states and register as residents to vote. They have the same civil rights as all the citizens can move in and out around the USA without being asked for permission of a visa or passport.

dianapetersen