Yes they both were territories of the united states.
D. <span>I think juxtaposition is my favorite word; I love how it sounds.</span>
What book are you referring to in the question?
The stage in a plot diagram occours when they let the readers to know about the mistery about the building that no one can be there after 5PM and they must leave always at that time. So Jason (the protagonist) wonders why people can't be there so he makes a plan to enter the building after this time to discorver the mistery and this is the Rising Action of the story.