As a former resident of the Northern Mariana Islands, I thank you for NOT overlooking us. Everyone in America has heard of Guam, but not the NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS! LOL

I'm from Guam 🇬🇺

I'm American from the state of California and I'm upset that we didn't learn about these territories in school! This is really fascinating information and I knew that we had territory off the mainland (not counting Alaska and Hawaii) but I never knew anything about them.

I'm from Puerto Rico, I have heard of the other territories for years, but it's great to know more of our brother territories. It would be good to keep hearing about them.

Fun Fact: American Samoa was one of the only places on earth(the only one i'm aware of.) that was not struck by the Spanish Flu of 1918 at all. Not even 1 death.

Born and raised on Guam 😊

I consider residents of US territories to be just as American as I am. They are entitled to the same rights as I am in my opinion. If a US territory elects to pursue independence, then we should support the will of their people and guide them into self governance. If the will of their people decides that they wish to pursue statehood, then we should embrace them and assist them into acclimating into the United States of America. United we stand, divided we fall.

Coming soon! 🇦🇸 - American samoa 🇬🇺 - Guam 🇵🇷 - Puerto Rico 🇲🇵 - northern Mariana islands 🇻🇮 - U.S. virgin islands

Damm Spain must be upset

People should keep in mind that Wyoming only had 60,000 people when it was admitted as a state in 1890.

Problem: in the US Virgin Islands section, you accidentally used the Dutch flag when labeling the islands known as the Danish West Indies, not the Danish flag. (small mistake but still)

I'm from Puerto Rico thank you for bringing knowledge about us and our brother islands. Puerto Rico 51st State💪🇺🇸🇵🇷

Puerto Rican here with a minor correction: "Commonwealth" isn't a political status. Like you say, even some states refer to themselves in their own constitutions as so. Thus, in the U.S. that term is merely symbolic. In the case of Puerto Rico, it was a 1917 federal law that extended citizenship to everyone born in the island, so it is wrong to associate the laws passed in the early 50's to citizenship. What those laws gave was the foundation for the establishment of a constitution. Other than that, what you said was pretty much spot on.

Guam! I live in Guam lol.

This is a great video. I believe only few people do all these territories at once keep up the great work and again good job.

I’m Puerto Rican 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

American Samoans are technically US Nationals, not full citizens. In spite of this the Islands have a higher rate of military service than most states, hopefully they will gain full citizenship and all the territories and DC will be given the option to become states should they so choose

Puerto Rico was Borinquén.

*55 states comming soon :* 🇦🇸 *- American Samoa* 🇬🇺 *- Guam* 🇲🇵 *- Northern Mariana Islands* 🇵🇷 *- Puerto Rico* 🇻🇮 *- U.S Virgin Islands*

your videos are SO good I can't get enough of them trust me one day your channel will be huge.

I'm from Puerto Rico

You used the Dutch flag on USVI instead of the Danish flag. The Dutch flag is 🇳🇱 while the Danish flag is 🇩🇰

You forgot to mentioned that federal taxes apply to Puerto Rico in some cases and federal taxation for benefits are paid on payrolls. Also forgot to mention the Jones Act and how “Ley de Cabotaje” milks the island in many ways making it worst than income taxation. Good video though. I’m from Illinois as well...

P.S. Hafa dai from the Northern Marianas Islands 🖑🏼🖑🏼

AYYYY SAIPAN I was born there and all of my family is there but I’m trying to learn more about it so this is helpful and thanks

Wow... this is an excellent video description. Thanks for taking the time to explain this. It's very enlightening & interesting. :)

I wonder if Puerto Rico would become a US state would U.S. Virgin Islands considers to just joined them in a unified state government. Because they are so close and the Virgin Islands don't have the population for statehood

What if you were born April 10, 1899 in Guam? You missed out on citizenship by a day!

They should all be states. We can learn so much from these different cultures and histories.

Hello from Puerto Rico!!!

I love how Saipan mimics the east of the U.S. a little lol

First of all, it is not simply because CONGRESS HASN’T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT American Samoa. The Samoan people prefer to have themselves as unorganized and unincorporated. We get to keep our lands and our culture is thriving unlike other islands that have become states like Hawaii with their culture barely surviving.

Thanks for sharing, it's a shame we don't learn about the territories in American History classes here in the USA.

You never really see videos on the territories let alone feature my home of American Samoa. Awesome video

I lived in Guam for nearly 2 years between the ages of one and three (my dad was in the US Nay and was stationed there at the time)

The flags may have been off at times, but I found this video informative! Thanks for reminding us mainlanders of our territories! Subscribed!

And most of all States of USA were part of Spain ...California, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Montana, Arizona,Luisiana ,Alaska ( Puerto Valdez, Cordova),Oregon ( Arroyo del Oregon-Ciudad Real Spain),Colorado, Alabama, Missisipi, Georgia,North and South Caroline Kansas ( Francisco Vazquez de Coronado and later took by France), Misuri( by agreement with France), Tenesse( Hernando de Soto explorer)..

It would be awesome to see the US flag with 55 stars.... :-)

This channel has great potential, the video editing and presentation is very good 👍🏽 Keep it up

As an American, I strongly feel like all these territories should be able to become states immediately (if they want to).

Training to be a Secret service agent, i just love the US and wish sweden was like it. YOU HELPED ME WITH MY SS TITLE AND CITIZEN SHIP

My fave is the Samoa island. Many wrestlers came from there even the Rock Johnson has roots there.

This was so well made I was sad when the video ended

If these territories were to become states, I think the Pacific territories might unify into a greater Pacific state that could possibly include Hawaii while the U.S. Virgin Islands may join Puerto Rico if given statehood.

There’s a factual error at 10:33, the flag shown hoisted is that of the Netherlands (Dutch) 🇳🇱 , but it should be Denmark’s (Danish) 🇩🇰. Other than that, good work my friend. Former USVI resident here. 🇻🇮

Lots of errors in the Puerto Rico section. (edited for clarity and with citations, and corrections) 1) Commonwealth status of Puerto Rico has absolutely nothing to do or in common with the 4 Commonwealth states. "Commonwealth" in this context was meant to be more like a compact of free association similar to Commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom. This was meant to give Puerto Rico some autonomy. In Spanish Puerto Rico calls itself a "free associated state." In this context the word "state" means more "country" than a state of the US. Think of the "member states" of the U.N. Puerto Rico really has no rights that Congress doesn't grant it since Puerto Rico is held under the Territories Clause of the Constitution of the US. This has been the argument for the pro statehood and independence parties against the status quo party on the island for decades. However just recently the US Supreme Court has affirmed that Puerto Rico has no rights AT ALL except those granted by Congress. See Puerto Rico vs Sanchez Valle (2017) www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/puerto-rico-v-sanchez-valle/ Congress can change what rights are granted to Puerto Rico at their whim. 2) Puerto Rican residents do not pay federal INCOME tax on certain income earned in Puerto Rico, but they still play a TON of taxes to the federal government (over 4 BILLION dollars last year). Not all income is exempt from federal income tax. In addition Puerto Rico receives a fraction of what it would in federal dollars than it would as a state. Again this has nothing to do with the commonwealth status which is nothing more than a made-up name according to the US Supreme Court. The exemption is due to the tax code passed by Congress 26 U.S. Code § 933. 3) People born on Puerto Rico since July 25, 1898 are citizens of the US due to the Jones-Shafrorth Act of 1917 (simply known as "The Jones Act of 1917"), not due to any status of the island. The reason for the act was two-fold. a) the US was in the process of buying the Danish (not Dutch--you showed the wrong flag in the video) Virgin Islands. A condition of the sale was that Puerto Ricans be granted citizenship. and b) The US was about the enter WW1 and needed an excuse to draft residents of Puerto Rico in the the US army. Text here: puertorico51.com/wiki/index.php?title=Jones_Act_of_1917 4) Puerto Rico has a Resident Commissioner in Congress (specifically the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, not the Senate), not because of Commonwealth Status, but because Congress has decided to allow Delegates from ALL the inhabited territories. The rules change on what the Resident Commissioner or Delegates can do in Congress with each new Congress, but sometimes they do get a vote. In the last Congress (114th) RC/Delegates could vote on resolutions, but their vote could not be the deciding vote on a tie or sway the result of the vote if the 5 ROs voted in a block. IE--- The votes don't count! Puerto Rico's Resident Commissioner and delegates from the 4 other occupied territories can currently vote in committee, but not the committee of the whole (House floor votes).(115th Congress). Puerto Rico has had a resident commissioner in the U.S. House since the US Military relinquished control of Puerto Rico to Civilian (not local) control in 1900. See: clerk.house.gov/member_info/memberfaq.aspx 5) Finally on another subject. The N with the ~ on top (Ñ) is called an enye. This is a distinct and different letter than the N in Spanish. The Ñ has a different sound. The English equivalent is similar to an "ny" like in Canyon. There is a canyon in Cañon, Colorado. Both words sound the same. The first governor of Puerto Rico elected by Puerto Ricans was Luis Muñoz Marín, (looEES moon-YOSS mahREEN. not LOOis MOONos MARin) No es lo mismo sin la ñ. (it's not the same without the ñ) Feliz año nuevo = Happy New Year Feliz ano nuevo = Happy new anus!

10:43 You used the dutch flag for the danish west indies

I found this to be a very delightful overview, thank you! Feels me with such warmth.

Didn’t know the Virgin Islands were so close to Puerto Rico. Might as well be called Rico’s little brother.

Hafa Adai I am from Saipan, Northern Mariana Island🇲🇵

We are proud of our Spanish culture and history. No statehood ever. Puerto Rico español.

Very informative man. Great job! Its good enough that ill subscribe 😉😀

Not enough support for this quality content. :)

Thanks for using the proper word Colony. I know it hurts some people's feelings...but it's the definition of what they are.

Very good and informative video. Hope you make more so I can enjoy watching them! Keep it up!👍

These islands deserve statehood

correction,puerto Rico pay Federal Taxes, the only tax they dont pay is individual inome tax. everything else from payroll tax to the jones act, we pay doble the amount of taxes

European countries to the world: “this is your house? Now it OURS!”

Thanks for the video. Correction: Chalan Kanoa is *not* and has not been the capital of the Northern Marianas for decades. Basically, the island of Saipan is the capital of the NMI (CNMI), with important government buildings located in the villages of Susupe and Capital Hill.

I am from Northern Marianas. Thks for video it. Saipan.

I'm from PR

To be honest, I see Guam as being the 51st state.

Finally a video to educate those who don’t know their history or just didn’t pay enough attention during their history class.

Great video!

I'm Puerto Rican, and I honestly wish we'd become a State.

There were even carolinians in saipan too and chalan kanoa is NOT the capitol its garapan

Thank you for this educational video -OUTSTANDING!

Thank for this video! It has a lot of information I didn't know. I will be showing it to my class today.

The USA did NOT own the islands. They simply administered the islands. All of the islands of the Trust Territory were administered by the USA. The residents of the Northern Marianas then voted to join the USA. All the other islands in the Trust Territory could have voted to join the USA, but they voted to become independent nations instead. Perhaps you should revise your commentary. Peace!

Im from Puerto Rico👋

This deserves more views!!

France also owns many Pacific islands and the Reunion Islands and Madagascar both in the Indian ocean and other islands in the Caribbean Sea like Martinique and Guadalupe islands. Also, french Guyana which is part of South America.

do one on the philippines joining america!! i heard that they almost did waaaay back in the day and i would want to know how it would be if they did today(: thank you i looove your videosz

I think one thing you could've mentioned about the Northern Marianas is that the Enola Gay (the plane that bombed hiroshima and nagasaki) came from the island of tinian. I'm from Saipan btw 😎😂

omg i thought this channel had 80,000 subs at least bc the video was so good. KEEP GOING!

The territories are also considered a country by its self as well

great video ! but u forgot the American Indian nations

Nice Presentation. I am from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands There are two groups of peoples when considering our home. The first you mention, Chamorros, and second the Refaluwasch (or Carolinians). We have 3 official languages two being those said groups of people and English. Again, good try.

how come midway is not part of hawaii if it's part of the hawaii chain?

Omg I'm puerto Rican and I'm a modern native of the island this is won of the only video that actually shows at least a pic

Why did you use the Dutch Flag for the the Danish West Indies?

*Territories Of The United States*- **American Samoa** - 🇦🇸 **Guam** - 🇬🇺 **Northern Mariana Islands** - 🇲🇵 **Puerto Rico** - 🇵🇷 **Virgin Islands (U.S)** - 🇻🇮 Time To Let These 5 Become States. (~383k People W/Out PR) (~3.8M People With PR)

I like what you’re doing here. Though the flag mixups are jarring and make me doubt the other information you presented. Also, your explanation that a commonwealth is a state in all but name is confusing when you bring in Virginia, Massachusetts etc, which clearly are “states” but don’t really explain clearly what they have to do with Puerto Rico which isn’t at this time a “state.” The stock audio is unfortunately overly familiar but that’s my smallest quibble. Thanks for making this, it looks like it took many hours.I look forward to your future videos (which I imagine will get more ironed out as you go, like anything) and I am subscribing.

Very informative.👍 There is not enough information about the islands.

They should become states. Having 55 states also means we don't have to change the USA flag that drastically. Just extend the blue portion a bit and add five white stars,

I recides in PR but i spend 21 years in the states living in NY , back in the early 80's i visited the USVI island of St Croix , i was surprised to see so many companies from PR or US companies that had their distribution centers in PR that were located there , if PR becomes a state it would be nice to see the USVI becoming part of PR to form a group of islands larger than Hawaii .

I have been looking fore more geography videos. Glad i found u

1:19 That's not the District of Columbia. Arlington is not apart of D.C.

They are taxed without representation.

Biggest mistake the u.s did not do was taking cuba we should of taken cuba during the spanish american war would of safed us hell alot of trouble int he 60s

Incorporated means it’s a business entity in itself

American Samoa 🇦🇸 Guam 🇬🇺 Northern Mariana Islands 🇲🇵 Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 US Virgin Islands 🇻🇮

Let’s just make all of these places states. 55 is a nice number and these people are American, as far as I am concerned. Also I am admittedly the type of person who does not like ambiguity. I don’t think we should have “territories” or “dependencies.” Either you should be a state or not. In or out. Also, admitting these territories as states (complete with full representation in Congress and the Electoral College) would help push back agains the popular narrative that America is racist, since people of color are the majority in all of these places. Let’s add 5 more majority nonwhite states, and make this a more Perfect Union 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

We the puertorrican pay more taxes than you. Check the John Act.

American Samoa is unorganized & did not pass an organic act in 1899 because they did not want to be subject to the US Constitution. Why was that? They had many tribal practices that would not be considered constitutional if it was passed. Most notable of these was the fact that land ownership was hereditary and cannot be sold to outsiders. Samoans will always keep their land. At the time when travel to Samoa took a very long time, US interests went along with it & couldn't care less. Instead they bought up Hawaii (which was far closer) & priced the locals there out of their own land. By 1899 the Samoan chiefs observed this and made it part of the annexation deal with the US. As stated the US felt they were too far away to bother. But being told outsiders can't buy land would be unconstitutional for anywhere in the US and so American Samoans have a pretty good arrangement from that standpoint. Now as travel is a lot quicker & these islands don't feel as far as they used to, such an agreement probably wouldn't be negotiated. But at the same time, the US and other nations do tend to be more conscious of indigenous rights and so there is never any pressure today to get American Samoa to pass an organic act.

Really nice informative video

Imagine if the US kept Cuba and the Philippines till this day

12:38 that's not a german flag, it's an old german reich flag

Thank you 😎 knowledge is power

Excellent summation of the U.S. territories. One thing, though: distinguish between *ownership* and *sovereignty*. Real property is owned, but territory has sovereignty exerted over it. It is possible for citizen or citizens of one nation-state to own real property located within territory over which another nation-state exerts lawfully-recognized sovereignty. Here's an example: Middle Island, in Lake Erie. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Island_(Lake_Erie) . Middle Island is the southernmost point of land under Canadian sovereignty (part of Point Pelee National Park, a National Park of Canada). However, it was owned for many years by American citizens. In fact, it was a way station for American bootleggers importing Canadian whiskey and other alcoholic beverages, into the United States from Canada, during the U.S. prohibition era (Prohibition was implemented by the Volstead Act, in response to the ratification of Amendment XVIII to the United States Constitution in 1919, and ended with the ratification of Amendment XXI to the U.S. Constitution, in 1933). Here's another island: Campobello Island. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campobello_Island . Campobello Island is Canadian territory, past of the Province of New Brunswick, Canada's only officially English-French bilingual Province. The island is the birthplace of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., who served in the delegation from the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives (New York's 20th District, to be precise). This made Roosevelt a Canadian citizen by the *jus soli* and a U.S. citizen by the *jus sanguinis*. The island being, as already mentioned, Canadian territory, was owned by FDR. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32d President of the United States, and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States--and, in many ways, the first, de facto although not de jure, female President of the United States, due to the degenerative nature of FDR's illness--polio--in the era before television news.