<Li> <P> In 1959, 94% of Hawaii's residents voted to relinquish all land claims (proposition 2) to the United States and become a state . </P> </Li> <P> In 1959, 94% of Hawaii's residents voted to relinquish all land claims (proposition 2) to the United States and become a state . </P> <Li> <P> Today's United States Minor Outlying Islands excluding Caribbean </P> </Li> <P> Today's United States Minor Outlying Islands excluding Caribbean </P>

Following the acquisition of the philippines by the united states