Thanksgiving in U.S. Territories

What is a territory? What is Thanksgiving like there?

Look at the map. California is on the right side. Do you see the islands? They are thousands of miles away. They are territories of the United States. A territory is land that belongs to a country. People who live in a territory obey the same laws as in the United States. The United States keeps the territories safe.

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What is a territory? What is Thanksgiving like there?

This city is in Guam. Guam is a territory of the United States. Guam has five cities and many small villages. Guam has beautiful beaches. It’s always warm there!

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What is a territory? What is Thanksgiving like there?

Guam celebrates many United States holidays. Guam has
Thanksgiving. People eat turkey there. They also eat foods that are special in
Guam.

What Do You Think? How is where you live like Guam? How is it different?

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