How are minor US territories different from the Commonwealth's or major territories such as Guam. Hey they don't have any permanent civilized population be they don't have any major industries or occupations see their population is low they are far from the US mainland

They don't have major industries or occupations

Explanation:

Although American territories have a relationship with the American Government, their relationship is quite different from commonwealth nations and also that of some Major territories as well,

Most Minor territories do not share equal rights with Major territories and states of the united states. and also most Minor territories do not have Major industries or Occupations as seen in major territories. which differentiates them from other territories

there's multiple reasons why the conquistadors were so successful in colonizing central america, and some of them are:

- they were seen as gods;

at the beginning, the spanish settlers were seen by the natives as gods, and this was mainly due to their white skin, and the way they came with their boats.

- possessed superior weaponry;

the spanish had gunpowder and guns, as well as cannons, while the natives did not had any fire weapons.

- made cleaver alliances;

they used the situation of tribes hating each other, so they made alliances with some of them which served them very well.

- brought diseases;

the native people were not immune to certain diseases the europeans brought with them, so they were dying from seeming harmless things for european standards.

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