Guano Islands Act

The Guano Islands Act was passed shortly after the discovery of Mercatoron and Wahi Kiko in order to get America more islands. The Guno Islands Act is exactly that. Guano is bird poop, and makes great fertilizer. So the act states if any American finds an island with bird poop, it can be claimed for the USA.The GIA managed to secure America the Territory of Matthews and many small islands in Pacifica, including those north of Hawaii, and few small islands off of St. Martin in the Caribbean. It also helped in securing what is now the United States of Solinesia as well as many small islands north of Polynesia and Micronesia. The USA still uses the act today, so any of its 680 million residents can claim an island for America, so long as there is bird poop.