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Guam was a Spanish colony from 1565 until 1898 and was governed from the Philippines by the Spanish but was not a part of the Philippine Islands, it is in fact the largest of the Mariana Islands.
Following the Spanish-American war the United States took control of Guam as part of the Treaty of Paris. Guam is today a territory of the United States with a locally elected governor.
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Philippines Islands or Philippine islands which is gramaticaly correct?
Philippine Islands
Is Guam below the Pacific Ocean?
No, Guam is in the Pacific Ocean. Its part of the Mariana Island Group, which is considered the barrier between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Philippine Sea to the west.
What country used to rule Philippine Islands?
Japan
What explorer was killed in the Philippine Islands?
francis drake was killed there
What city is the mariana trench in?
The trench is in the ocean. The 14 islands nearby are called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Pacific islands that were acqired by the US as a result fo the spanish American war?
United States of America earned the following : Puerto Rico Guam Philippines
What are 3 islands that the US gained from Spain?
Puerto Rico, Cuba the Philippine and Guam.
To whom did Spain lose Puerto Rico and Guam?
Spain lost Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine Islands to the United States as a result of the Spanish American War.
Is Guam part of northern mariana islands?
No. Look in the related link below to show you.
What were Spain's colonies in the late 1800's?
The Philippine Islands, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the island of Guam were controlled by Spain until the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Guam wake island and the midway islands are all part of what system?
Micronesia
What system is Guam Wake Island and the Midway Islands all part of?
Micronesia
Philippines Islands or Philippine islands which is gramaticaly correct?
Philippine Islands
What Spanish colonies were annexed to the United States?
As a result of the Spanish-American War, 1898 the US occupied Guam, the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. The US purchased the Philippine Islands for $20,000 and became independent in 1948; Cuba became a protectorate of the US but obtained its independence from Spain; and Guam became a territory of the US as well as Puerto Rico.
What continent are the Philippine Islands located in?
The Philippine Islands are not on or in a continent. They are a island grouping, an archipelago, off the coast of Asia and are usually considered to be part of the southeast Asian region.
What territories does the US own that is not part of the continental us?
Guam and midway and the virgin islands
What 3 territories did the US gain from the spanish American war?
The Philippines which has since gained independence, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still US Territories.
