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| | |  History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - History of Guam - Guam prior to European contact
History of Guam - Migrations.
It is believed that Guam was first discovered by sea-faring people who migrated from southeastern Indonesia around 2000 BC. Another theory points to the Philippines as a possible origin. Most of what is known about Pre-Contact ("Ancient") Chamorros comes from legends and myths, archaeological evidence, Jesuit missionary accounts, and observations from visiting scientists like Otto von Kotzebue and Louis de Freycinet ...
See also:History of Guam, History of Guam - Guam prior to European contact, History of Guam - Migrations, History of Guam - Chamorro society, History of Guam - Latte, History of Guam - The Spanish Era, History of Guam - Discovery, History of Guam - Colonization, History of Guam - The American Era, History of Guam - Capture of Guam, History of Guam - World War II, History of Guam - Post World War II Read more here: » History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - History of Guam - Guam prior to European contact |
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| | | | History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - Guam - Miscellaneous The island is also known as a prominent example for the disastrous effects of bioinvasion: A stowaway on U.S. military transport at the end of World War II, the slightly venomous, but rather harmless, brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) came north to Guam and killed almost the entire native bird population on the previously snake-free island. This snake has no natural predators on the island; nowadays, Guam is one of the areas with the highest snake density in the world (an estimated 2,000 snakes/km²). Even so, residents rarely see ...
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| | | | History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - Guam - Economy Guam's economy depends primarily on tourism, the United States military base presence, and other federal spending. Although Guam receives no foreign aid, it does receive large transfer payments from the general revenues of the US Federal Treasury into which Guam pays no income or excise taxes; under the provisions of a special law of Congress, the Guam Treasury, rather than the US Treasury, receives federal income taxes paid by military and civilian Fede ...
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| | | | History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - Guam - Politics of Guam
Main articles: Politics of Guam, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]See also:Guam, Guam - History of Guam, Guam - Politics of Guam, Guam - Transportation and Communications in Guam, Guam - Economy, Guam - Geography, Guam - Weather, Guam - Miscellaneous Read more here: » Guam: Encyclopedia II - Guam - Politics of Guam |
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| | | | History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - History of Guam - The American Era
History of Guam - Capture of Guam.
On June 21, 1898, Guam was captured by the United States in the bloodless Battle of Guam during the Spanish-American War. By the Treaty of Paris, Spain officially ceded Guam to the United States. Since then, Guam served as a way station for American ships traveling to and from the Philippines.
The 1910 Catholic Encyclopedia wrote, "Guam is 32 miles long, from 3 to 10 miles broad, and about 200 sq. miles in area. Of its total population of 11,490 (11,159 natives), Agana, t ...
See also:History of Guam, History of Guam - Guam prior to European contact, History of Guam - Migrations, History of Guam - Chamorro society, History of Guam - Latte, History of Guam - The Spanish Era, History of Guam - Discovery, History of Guam - Colonization, History of Guam - The American Era, History of Guam - Capture of Guam, History of Guam - World War II, History of Guam - Post World War II Read more here: » History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - History of Guam - The American Era |
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| | | | History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - History of Guam - The Spanish Era
History of Guam - Discovery.
On March 6, 1521 Ferdinand Magellan came across Guam on his expedition to circumnavigate around the globe. He and his crewmen were greeted by the Chamorros, in small fast vessels called "flying proas". They welcomed the Europeans with food and drink. According to Chamorro folk history, the Chamorros expected to be paid in return while the Europeans saw the supplies given to them as gifts. When — having not been recompensed for the food and hospitality — the Chamorros stole upon Ma ...
See also:History of Guam, History of Guam - Guam prior to European contact, History of Guam - Migrations, History of Guam - Chamorro society, History of Guam - Latte, History of Guam - The Spanish Era, History of Guam - Discovery, History of Guam - Colonization, History of Guam - The American Era, History of Guam - Capture of Guam, History of Guam - World War II, History of Guam - Post World War II Read more here: » History of Guam: Encyclopedia II - History of Guam - The Spanish Era |
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