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1783 Treaty of Paris, Great Britain ceded the area of the thirteen original colonies to the new nation of the United States of America.The Federated States of Micronesia were part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.Spain ceded the island to the United States. Guam was captured by Japan in 1941The Republic of Palau was part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, but in October 1994The minor outlying islands which are territories of the United States include Midway Atoll (acquired in 1867Palmyra Atoll (acquired in 1898, with Hawaii)Jarvis Island (acquired in 1858)Kingman Reef (acquired in 1922)
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