Some Samoan chiefs signed what they called a  deed of cession to hand over sovereignty to the United States.

一些萨摩亚酋长签署了他们所谓的割让契约，将主权移交给美国。

It was only after a bitter contest that the states reached an agreement to transfer their rights to the government of the United States,Virginia executing her deed of cession on March 1,1784.

只有经过激烈的竞争，各州才达成协议，将其权利转让给美国政府，弗吉尼亚于 1784 年 3 月 1 日执行割让契约。