Outline of American Samoa history

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Main article: History of American Samoa

The following is a topical outline of the history of the United States Territory of American Samoa.

History of American Samoa, by period[]

The location of American Samoa

A map of the United States Territory of American Samoa

Polynesians settle Samoan archipelago about 1000 BCE
- Samoans
  - Fa'asamoa
  - Fa'amatai
    - Fono
European and American contact, 1722-1899
- Jacob Roggeveen, 1722
- Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, 1768
- Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse, 1787
- John Williams, 1830-1839
United States Territory of American Samoa, since December 2, 1899
- Anglo-German Samoa Convention, November 14, 1899
- Division of the Samoan archipelago, December 2 1899
- World War I, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918
  - United States enters Great War on April 6, 1917
- World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945
  - United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941
- Cold War, March 5, 1946 – December 25, 1991
- Korean War, June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
- Vietnam War, September 26, 1959 – April 30, 1975
- Constitution of American Samoa of July 1, 1967
- National Park of American Samoa established on October 31, 1988
- Persian Gulf War, August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991
- Attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
- Afghanistan War, since October 7, 2001
- Iraq War, since March 20, 2003
- History of marriage in American Samoa