The Treaty of Cession of Manuʻa, also known as the Deed of Cession of Manuʻa, was a treaty between

Tui Manuʻa Elisala Tui Manua Elisala (died 2 July 1909) was the last Tui Manu'a titleholder in Manu'a, which is now part of the U.S. Territory of American Samoa. Elisala was the son of Tui Manua Alalamua whose genealogy descended from the Sa Tagaloa. Biography T ...

and the United States signed on 16 July 1904 that ceded the islands of Manuʻa to the United States, which now forms part of

American Samoa American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...

. It came about because of the

Second Samoan Civil War The Second Samoan Civil War was a conflict that reached a head in 1898 when Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were locked in dispute over who should have control over the Samoan island chain, located in the South Pacific Oce ...

and the

Tripartite Convention The Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluded the Second Samoan Civil War, resulting in the formal partition of the Samoan archipelago into a German colony and a United States territory. Forerunners to the Tripartite Convention of 1899 were the ...

of 1899 between the United States, the United Kingdom, and the German Empire. It was ratified by the

United States Congress The United States Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate. It meets in the U.S. Capitol in Washin ...

by the

Ratification Act of 1929 The Ratification Act of 1929 (Pub. Res. 70–89, , enacted 20 February 1929, codified at ) was joint resolution of the United States Congress that authorized the ratification of the Treaty of Cession of Tutuila of 1900 and the Treaty of Cession of ...

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