12) territory. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...given to the Dept. of the Interior. Present U.S. territories include the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. In Canada and Australia a similar portion of the...

13) Congress of the United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...for a four-year term) and one delegate each from the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands (elected for two-year terms) sit in the...

14) Pacific Ocean. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...ft/10,911 m) is in the Challenger Deep in the Marianas trench c.250 mi (400 km) SW of Guam. Rising from the plain are swells (many of which are volcanic), seamounts,...

15) Spanish-American War. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Amendment (see under Platt, Orville), with Spain assuming the Cuban debt. Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the United States as indemnity, and the Philippines were...