"The following areas are indicated as the United States and its possessions. The date is the year in which each was acquired. the continental United States Howard Island and Baker Island (1857) Johnston Island (1858) Jarvis Islands (1858) Alaska (1867) Midway Islands (1867) Hawaiian (1898) Palmyra Atoll (1898) Philippines (1898) Guam (1898) Wake Island (1899) America Samoa (1899) Question Use the image to answer the question. Why were the islands shown on this map most likely acquired or annexed by the United States? (1 point) Responses to function as trading ports and naval bases, and to increase U.S. influence in the Pacific region to function as trading ports and naval bases, and to increase U.S. influence in the Pacific region to add states to the nation to add states to the nation to force Hawaii into joining the United States to force Hawaii into joining the United States to serve as military posts for an attack on Russia"
The most likely reason why the islands shown on the map were acquired or annexed by the United States is to function as trading ports and naval bases, and to increase U.S. influence in the Pacific region.
