Which of these was first to be acquired by the United States in the years spanning from 1865 to 1900? (1 point) Responses Guam Guam Alaska Alaska Hawaiian Islands Hawaiian Islands Philippine Islands Philippine Islands

Alaska was the first to be acquired by the United States among the options listed. The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. The other territories were acquired later, with the Hawaiian Islands being annexed in 1898 and Guam and the Philippine Islands acquired in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.