evidence: History [edit]- American Samoa: territory since 1900; after the end of the Second Samoan Civil War, the Samoan Islands were divided into two regions. The U.S. took control of the eastern half of the islands.[61][23] In 1900, the Treaty of Cession of Tutuila took effect.[62] The Manuʻa islands became part of American Samoa in 1904, and Swains Island became part of American Samoa in 1925.[62] Congress ratified American Samoa's treaties in 1929.[62] For 51 years, the U.S. Navy controlled the territory.[34] American Samoa is locally self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967.[23][note 14] The first elected governor of American Samoa was in 1977, and the first non-voting member of Congress was in 1981.[34] By jus soli, people born in American Samoa are U.S. nationals, but not U.S. citizens.[26][23] American Samoa is technically unorganized,[23] and its main island is Tutuila.[23] [...] Former unincorporated territories [edit]- Swan Islands (1863–1972): claimed under the Guano Islands Act; sovereignty ceded to Honduras in a 1972 treaty.[164]