Territories of the United States

Okay kiddo, let me explain it to you. So, territories of the United States are like special places that are part of the United States but not like the 50 states you know. They are like islands or spots of land that belong to America too, but they are far away from the mainland. Some of these territories were once part of other countries like Hawaii used to be its own kingdom and Puerto Rico was once a colony of Spain.

There are 5 major territories of the United States: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. These places might have different laws, languages, and cultures than most of the United States. They have their own government and can make their own rules but they still follow the laws of the United States.

A territory is not the same as a state or a country, so people who live there cannot vote for the president or have the same rights as people in the 50 states. But they are still part of the United States, and their people are proud to be Americans too. So even though they are far away and different, they are still part of our big American family.