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American Samoa History
American Samoa consists of several
islands in the eastern portion of the Samoan archipeligo.
The Samoan islands were first settled by immigrants from the Lau Islands in
Fiji,
approximately 3,500 years ago.
Contact with Europeans began in the early 18th century, and by the
mid 19th century,
Great Britain,
Germany,
and the United States of America,
had all established trading posts and were all claiming parts of the islands.
The 1899 Treaty of Berlin divided the Samoan islands between
Germany,
and the United States of America,
and U.S. Navy subsequently established a coaling station at
Pago Pago Bay.
During World War I, the German part of the islands, was captured by
New Zealand and became a New Zealand protectorate. After World War I,
a peaceful independence movement, the Mau movement, emerged in both
the New Zealand (Western Samoa) and American parts of the islands, but
was unsuccessful.
In World War II, American Samoa was an important military base, and U.S.
Marines outnumbered the local population, and left a huge cultural
influence.
Subsequent to World II, the U.S. Department of Interior sponsored an attempt
to incorporate American Samoa into the United States. This attempt was
however defeated in Congress, prinicipally due to the efforts of American
Samoan chiefs. The chiefs' efforts eventually led to the creation of
local legislature
which meets in the village of
Fagatogo.
Additionally, the Governor of the American Samoa is no longer appointed by
the U.S. Navy, but is instead locally elected.
As of today, American Samoa, remains an unorganized unincorporated territory
of the United States. Although technically unorganized, American Samoa is
self-governing under its constitution which became effective on
July 1st
1967.
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