Njengoba kunikezwe lombhalo, yiziphi izifunda ezinkulu ezindala nezintsha zase-United States?
Context:I-American Samoa: indawo kusukela ngo-1900; ngemva kokuphela kweMpi Yombango Yesibili YaseSamoa, iziQhingi zaseSamoa zahlukaniswa zaba izifunda ezimbili. I - U.S. yathatha ingxenye esempumalanga yalezi ziqhingi. Ngo-1900, kwaqala ukusebenza iSivumelwano Sokunikezela Isifunda saseTutuila. Iziqhingi zaseManuʻa zaba ingxenye ye-American Samoa ngo-1904, kanti isiQhingi saseSwains saba ingxenye ye-American Samoa ngo-1925. ICongress yaqinisekisa izivumelwano zase - American Samoa ngo - 1929. Iminyaka engu-51, i-U.S. Navy yayilawula le ndawo. ISamoa yaseMelika izibusa ngokwayo ngaphansi komthethosisekelo oguqulwe okokugcina ngo-1967. [note 14] Umbusi wokuqala okhethiwe wase-American Samoa kwaba ngo-1977, kanti ilungu lokuqala leCongress elingenalo ilungelo lokuvota kwaba ngo-1981. Abantu abazalelwa e-American Samoa bayizakhamuzi zase-U.S., kodwa abazona izakhamuzi zase-U.S. I - American Samoa ayihlelekile ngokomthetho, futhi isiqhingi sayo esiyinhloko yiTutuila.  IGuam: insimu kusukela ngo-1899, etholwe ekupheleni kweMpi yaseSpain-American. IGuam iyikhaya le-Naval Base Guam ne-Andersen Air Force Base. Lalihlelwe ngaphansi koMthetho WaseGuam Organic ka-1950, owanikeza izakhamuzi zase-U.S. Guamanians futhi wanikeza iGuam uhulumeni wendawo. Ngo-1968, lesi senzo sashintshwa ukuze kuvunyelwe ukukhethwa kombusi.  IziQhingi zaseNyakatho zaseMariana: I-Commonwealth kusukela ngo-1986, iziQhingi zaseNyakatho zaseMariana kanye neGuam zaziyingxenye yoMbuso waseSpain kwaze kwaba ngo-1899 lapho iziQhingi zaseNyakatho zaseMariana zathengiselwa uMbuso waseJalimane ngemuva kweMpi yaseSpain-American. Kusukela ngo-1919, lezi ziqhingi zazilawulwa yiJapane njengezifundazwe zeNhlangano Yezizwe kwaze kwaba yilapho iziqhingi zithathwa yi-United States eMpini yaseSaipan naseMpini yaseTinian (June-August 1944) kanye nokuzinikela kwe-Aguigan (September 1945) phakathi neMpi Yezwe II. Aba yingxenye ye-United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) ngo-1947, ephethwe yi-United States njengomphathiswa we-UN. Ezinye izingxenye zeTTPI kwakunguPalau, iFederated States of Micronesia kanye neMarshall Islands. Ngemuva kwemizamo engaphumelelanga ngeminyaka yo-1950 no-1960 yokuhlanganisa iGuam neNyakatho yeMariana, isivumelwano sokusungula iziQhingi zaseNyakatho zaseMariana njengombuso wobumbano kwezepolitiki ne-United States kwaxoxisana nabamele zombili izinhlangano zezombusazwe; yamukelwa ngabavoti baseNyakatho Mariana Islands ngo-1975, futhi yaqala ukusebenza ngoMashi 24, 1976. Ngokuvumelana nalesi sivumelwano, umthethosisekelo waseNyakatho Mariana Islands waqala ukusebenza ngokwengxenye ngo - January 9, 1978, futhi waqala ukusebenza ngokugcwele ngo - November 4, 1986. Ngo-1986, iziQhingi zaseNyakatho Mariana zaphuma ngokusemthethweni ngaphansi kokwengamela kweZizwe Ezihlangene. Isifinyezo esithi "CNMI" nesithi "NMI" zombili zisetshenziswa ku-Commonwealth. Iningi lezakhamuzi zaseNyakatho Mariana zihlala eSaipan, isiqhingi esikhulu.  IPuerto Rico: insimu engahlanganisiwe kusukela ngo-1899; iPuerto Rico yatholakala ekupheleni kweMpi YaseSpain-American, futhi ibilokhu ingumbuso wase-US kusukela ngo-1952. Kusukela ngo - 1917, abantu basePuerto Rico baye banikezwa ubuzwe base - United States. IPuerto Rico yahlelwa ngaphansi kwePuerto Rico Federal Relations Act ka-1950 (Umthetho Womphakathi 600). Ngo-November 2008, ijaji leNkantolo Yesifunda yase-U.S. lanquma ukuthi uchungechunge lwezenzo zeCongress lube nomphumela ohlangene wokushintsha isimo sasePuerto Rico sisuka kokungahlanganisiwe saba okuhlanganisiwe. Nokho, lolu daba luyaqhubeka ezinkantolo, futhi uhulumeni wase - U.S. usasho ukuthi iPuerto Rico ayihlanganisiwe. Ummeli wasePuerto Rico uye wabiza lesi siqhingi ngokuthi "isiqhingi esibusayo". IPuerto Rico inomzabalazo wokufuna ukuba yisifundazwe, umgomo wayo uwukwenza leyondawo ibe yisifundazwe sama-51. Bheka futhi isimo sezepolitiki sasePuerto Rico.  I-US Virgin Islands: yathengwa yi-US eDenmark ngo-1917 futhi yahlelwa ngaphansi kwe-Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands ngo-1954. Waba yisakhamuzi sase-U.S. ngo-1927. Iziqhingi eziyinhloko yiSaint Thomas, iSaint John neSaint Croix.
Izwe lase-United States linezindawo ezinhlanu ezinkulu. IGuam, i-American Samoa, iziQhingi zaseNyakatho zaseMariana, iPuerto Rico, ne-U.S. Virgin Islands. Kulezi, ezimbili ezindala kunazo zonke yiGuam, nePuerto Rico; zombili ezatholwa ngo - 1899 ekupheleni kweMpi YaseSpain - Melika. IziQhingi zaseNyakatho zaseMariana ziyisiqhingi esisha kunazo zonke kulezi ziqhingi ezinhlanu ezinkulu, ezajoyina i - United States ngo - 1986.