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===History=== | ===History=== | ||
The history of American Samoa begins long before the first European contact, a Dutchman named Jacob Roggeveen (1659-1729). The first European explorer was Louis-Antone de Bougainville (1729-1811) from France, and he named the islands the "Navigator Islands" in 1768. It was not until the 1830's that English missionaries and traders began arriving. The Samoans ferociously battled the explorers and visitors, culminating in a battle at Massacre Bay that left them with the reputation of being savage and warlike. | The history of American Samoa begins long before the first European contact, a Dutchman named Jacob Roggeveen (1659-1729). The first European explorer was Louis-Antone de Bougainville (1729-1811) from France, and he named the islands the "Navigator Islands" in 1768. It was not until the 1830's that English missionaries and traders began arriving. The Samoans ferociously battled the explorers and visitors, culminating in a battle at Massacre Bay that left them with the reputation of being savage and warlike. | ||
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People born in American Samoa are American nationals, but not American citizens unless a parent is a citizen. This means they have unrestricted entry into the United States, but cannot vote in presidential elections. They do have one non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives. | People born in American Samoa are American nationals, but not American citizens unless a parent is a citizen. This means they have unrestricted entry into the United States, but cannot vote in presidential elections. They do have one non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives. | ||
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===Timeline=== | ===Timeline=== | ||
1659 - 1729 Jacob Roggeveen was a Dutchman who was the first to discover the Islands<br> | 1659 - 1729 Jacob Roggeveen was a Dutchman who was the first to discover the Islands<br> | ||
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1830 - English missionaries and traders began arriving<br> | 1830 - English missionaries and traders began arriving<br> | ||
1889 - French and British were pushed out by the Germans and Americans<br> | 1889 - French and British were pushed out by the Germans and Americans<br> | ||
1899 - Tripartite Convention when Germany and the United States partitioned the Samoan Islands | 1899 - Tripartite Convention when Germany and the United States partitioned the Samoan Islands into two parts<br> | ||
1911 - The US Naval Station Tutuila, composed of Tutuila, Aunu'u and Manu'a, was officially | 1911 - The US Naval Station Tutuila, composed of Tutuila, Aunu'u and Manu'a, was officially renamed American Samoa<br> | ||
1925 - Swains Island, which had been included in the list of guano islands appertaining to the | 1925 - Swains Island, which had been included in the list of guano islands appertaining to the United States and bonded under the Guano Islands Act, was annexed<br> | ||
1949 - Organic Act was a U.S. Department of Interior-sponsored attempt to incorporate | 1949 - Organic Act was a U.S. Department of Interior-sponsored attempt to incorporate American Samoa, was introduced in Congress and was defeated<br> | ||
1967 - American Samoa is self-governing under a constitution<br> | 1967 - American Samoa is self-governing under a constitution<br> | ||
[[Category:American Samoa]] [[Category: | [[Category:American Samoa]] [[Category:Histories]] | ||
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