If you ask most Americans what makes up the United States, they would tell you the 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

They would be right. Mostly.

Ever since the founding of the country, the United States has also had territories. Territories have often been training wheels for regions before they became full-blown states.

The United States still has territories today.

Learn more about the territories of the United States on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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