List of United States colonial possessions
The following list of U.S. colonial possessions includes territory that the United States has from time to time in its history had under its control in a fashion similar to a colonial possession, ignoring areas that have now become U.S. states and those areas that due to warfare were held under temporary U.S. military command.
Africa
1821–1847 |
Asia
Colony/Territory | Year | Now part of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1898–1902 (Military government) 1901–1935 (Territorial Government) 1935–1946 (Commonwealth) |
North America
Colony/Territory | Year | Now part of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1898–present | N/A | ||
1899–1902 | |||
1903–79 | |||
Río Rico, Tamaulipas | 1906–72 | ||
Corn Islands | 1914–71 | ||
1917–present | N/A | ||
1916–24 1965–66 | |||
1915–34 |
Oceania
Colony/Territory | Year | Now part of | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1899–present | N/A | ||
1898–present | N/A | ||
1903–79 | |||
Phoenix Islands | ?–83 | Canton and Enderbury Islands under condominium with the U.K. from 1939 | |
1947–94 | Defunct, territory now forms parts of three associated states and one territory | ||
1986–present | N/A | Governed as an associated state | |
1994–present | N/A | Governed as an associated state | |
1986–present | N/A | Governed as an associated state | |
1975–present | N/A |
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