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The United States has territories that they gained during the Spanish-American War. The Philippines, once a territory of the United States, was given independence 40-years after it was ceded by Spain to the United States. The current territories of the United States are Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Northern Marinara Islands, and American Samoa.
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How did the ratification of the us constitution affect the northwest territories?
It made it that the US government had direct control over territories.
How did the US govern the Philippines Cuba and Puerto Rico?
They were governed as territories.
How did the US gain northwest territories?
For the most part they bought the territories. This allows the US to expand to other parts of the world.
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What brutal event prompted the US Supreme Court to decide how new territories were to be handled?
The Uprising in the Phillipines
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