USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Annexation is the incorporation of one territory into the territory of another. This is usually done by conquest or military invasion. However, sometimes, annexations are peaceful. Annexations are different from an occupation. In an annexation, sovereignty over a piece of land is formally transferred to a new nation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Under the terms of the peace treaty settling the war, the U.S. annexed Puerto Rico and Guam and purchased the Philippines for $25 million. Cuba became an American protectorate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Annexation is the process of bringing property into the City limits. It is one of the primary means by which cities grow. Cities annex territory to provide urbanizing areas with municipal services and to exercise regulatory authority necessary to protect public health and safety.

Detailed explanation-4: -This refers to a unilateral act of a State through which it proclaims its sovereignty over the territory of another State. It usually involves the threat or use of force, as the annexing State usually occupies the territory in question in order to assert its sovereignty over it.