World History
History of American Samoa. This is a small but intersting look at the history of American Samoa.
From the site:
Migrants from Southeast Asia arrived in the Samoan islands more than 2,000 years ago and from there settled the rest of Polynesia further to the east. Contact with Europeans began in the early 1700s but did not intensify until the arrival of English missionaries and traders in the 1830s. At the turn of the 20th century, the Samoan islands were split into two sections. The eastern islands became territories of the United States in 1904 and today are known as American Samoa. The western islands became known as Western Samoa (now just Samoa), passing from German control to New Zealand in 1914.
The 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia wote of Samoa, "A group of islands situated in latitude 13§30' and 14§30' south and longitude 168§ and 173§ west, and composed principally of fertile mountainous islands, such as Savai'i, Upolu, Tutuila, Manu'a, of volcanic and coral formations. The natives are tall, muscular, hardy, and fearless seafarers, but ferociously cruel (formerly cannibalistic) in war; hospitable, but indolent in peace; of dignified and courteous bearing, and skilled in debate. The aboriginal government was an aristocratic federation of chiefs, chosen from certain families, controlling the royal succession."
- History Of Tokelau
History of Tokelau. This is a brief essay on the history of Tokelau which is a group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. It is a territory of New Zealand. Wikipedia notes, "Tokelau is a non-self-governing...
- The Settlement Of Polynesia
This is a two part essay on human migration in Polynesia. It includes The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 1 and The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 2. It was written by Dennis Kawaharada. Some of the islands of Oceania were among the last habitable land areas...
- History Of Palmyra Atoll
History of Palmyra Atoll. This is a history of the small American island group known as Palmyra Atoll. Wikipedia notes that, "Palmyra Atoll is an uninhabited, 12 km2 (4.6 mi2) atoll in the Northern Pacific Ocean at 5°52? N 162°6? W. Palmyra is one...
- History Of Tonga
History of Tonga. This is a good essay which covers the history of the Oceania island nation of Tonga. Wikipedia notes that, "The Kingdom of Tonga is an archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean, about a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii....
- History Of Wallis And Futuna
History of Wallis and Futuna. This is a brief history of this Oceania island territory. No, I had never heard of it either... From the site: Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared...
World History
History of American Samoa
History of American Samoa. This is a small but intersting look at the history of American Samoa.
From the site:
Migrants from Southeast Asia arrived in the Samoan islands more than 2,000 years ago and from there settled the rest of Polynesia further to the east. Contact with Europeans began in the early 1700s but did not intensify until the arrival of English missionaries and traders in the 1830s. At the turn of the 20th century, the Samoan islands were split into two sections. The eastern islands became territories of the United States in 1904 and today are known as American Samoa. The western islands became known as Western Samoa (now just Samoa), passing from German control to New Zealand in 1914.
The 1907 Catholic Encyclopedia wote of Samoa, "A group of islands situated in latitude 13§30' and 14§30' south and longitude 168§ and 173§ west, and composed principally of fertile mountainous islands, such as Savai'i, Upolu, Tutuila, Manu'a, of volcanic and coral formations. The natives are tall, muscular, hardy, and fearless seafarers, but ferociously cruel (formerly cannibalistic) in war; hospitable, but indolent in peace; of dignified and courteous bearing, and skilled in debate. The aboriginal government was an aristocratic federation of chiefs, chosen from certain families, controlling the royal succession."
- History Of Tokelau
History of Tokelau. This is a brief essay on the history of Tokelau which is a group of three atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. It is a territory of New Zealand. Wikipedia notes, "Tokelau is a non-self-governing...
- The Settlement Of Polynesia
This is a two part essay on human migration in Polynesia. It includes The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 1 and The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 2. It was written by Dennis Kawaharada. Some of the islands of Oceania were among the last habitable land areas...
- History Of Palmyra Atoll
History of Palmyra Atoll. This is a history of the small American island group known as Palmyra Atoll. Wikipedia notes that, "Palmyra Atoll is an uninhabited, 12 km2 (4.6 mi2) atoll in the Northern Pacific Ocean at 5°52? N 162°6? W. Palmyra is one...
- History Of Tonga
History of Tonga. This is a good essay which covers the history of the Oceania island nation of Tonga. Wikipedia notes that, "The Kingdom of Tonga is an archipelago in the southern Pacific Ocean, about a third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii....
- History Of Wallis And Futuna
History of Wallis and Futuna. This is a brief history of this Oceania island territory. No, I had never heard of it either... From the site: Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared...