The Samoan islands were settled by Polynesians (probably from Tonga) about 1000bce. Many scholars believe that by about 500 ce Samoa had become the point of origin for voyagers who settled much of eastern Polynesia. . read more
It's capital is Pago Pago. Pago Pago has about 4,000 people. The whole territory has about 55,000 people. It is one of two American territories. territories south of the equator. read more
The United States laid its own claim, based on commercial shipping interests in Pearl River in Hawaii and Pago Pago Bay in Eastern Samoa, and forced alliances, most conspicuously on the islands of Tutuila and Manu'a which became American Samoa. read more