The United States laid its claim in eastern Samoa. Tensions with Germany and United Kingdom came to a climax in 1899 and an agreement to split up Samoa was made. The eastern part of Samoa became the American Samoa. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa#Samoa_in_the_1800s, accessed 10 November 2020.</ref><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa#20th_century, accessed 10 November 2020.</ref> | The United States laid its claim in eastern Samoa. Tensions with Germany and United Kingdom came to a climax in 1899 and an agreement to split up Samoa was made. The eastern part of Samoa became the American Samoa. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa#Samoa_in_the_1800s, accessed 10 November 2020.</ref><ref>Wikipedia contributors, "American Samoa," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa#20th_century, accessed 10 November 2020.</ref> |