Which u. s. acquisition was a stopping point for u. s. merchants on the way to australia?

Samoa is U.S. acquisition was a stopping point for U.S. merchants on the way to Australia.

Explanation:

 The correct answer is :  Samoa

Explanation:  At the tripartite convention, three people met representing the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, in the colonial era. These members agreed to divide Samoa into three parts, the western part went to Berlin and it was called German Samoa, the part of the United States was called American Samoa and the United Kingdom made a deal with Germany and resigned from it. It is currently an independent state, it is one of the four countries that make up Polynesia or one of the fourteen that make up Oceania.

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