A2A. I know that there was a general "one, independent Samoa" movement from before the US took its interests there up into the 1930s. I personally don't know of any "formal" request for American Samoa to join the rest of Samoa. read more
No. But the now independent state of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) thought long and hard before they decided to not join American Samoa as an American territory/ protectorate. History says they were very close to sign a deed of cession to the U.S. read more