Puerto Rico became a US territory when on July 25, 1898, U.S. troops invaded Puerto Rico and occupied it during the months of the Spanish-American War.
When the Treaty of Paris was signed in December, ending the war, Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States.
The 16 US Territories are.
American Samoa.
Guam.
Northern Mariana Islands.
Puerto Rico.
United States Virgin Islands.
Minor Outlying Islands. Bajo Nuevo Bank. Baker Island. Howland Island. Jarvis Island. Johnston Atoll.
Kingman Reef. Midway Islands. Navassa Island. Palmyra Atoll.
There are at least 16 US territories that the US administers.
The 16 US territories include.
American Samoa.
Guam.
Northern Mariana Islands.
Puerto Rico.
United States Virgin Islands.
Minor Outlying Islands. Bajo Nuevo Bank. Baker Island. Howland Island. Jarvis Island. Johnston Atoll.
Kingman Reef. Midway Islands. Navassa Island. Palmyra Atoll.
Five territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands) are permanently inhabited, unincorporated territories; the other nine are small islands, atolls, and reefs with no native (or permanent) population.
The United States is made up of a total of 50 states, plus the District of Columbia – or Washington D.C.
There are 48 contiguous states, plus Alaska located in the far northwestern part of North America and Hawaii located in the mid-Pacific.
The United States also has five major territories and various islands.
The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean.
Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC.