The United States wanted overseas territories because the territories had

Aaccess to ports.
Bcustomers who would buy U.S. products.
Cconnections with European nations.
Daccess to raw materials.

Verified Answer :

overseas territories are the part former British Empire that have not selected themselves as independent states  or wanted to remain with  British territories.
therfore,
The United States wanted overseas territories because the territories had connections with European nations.
so the right answer is option 
C) connections with European nations

The answer is d) Access to raw materials I tried c) and it was wrong