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This event happened in 1803
The U.S. gained Florida and the other major areas in the Louisiana Purchase
This territory was obtained through the Louisiana Purchase

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The Louisiana Purchase happened in 1803
The U.S. gained Louisiana, Florida and other major territories
It was obtained through a purchase deal with France

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This happened May 28, 1830.
They gained areas in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.
These areas were gained by force

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This event took place between and 1848
They gained Texas, and areas in new México and Colorado
It was gained by a treaty with Mexico

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This event took place in 1848
They gained areas in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado, Nevada and Utah
They gained this through treaties

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It became a state in 1859
They made Oregon a state but also gained Washington, Wyoming and Montana
They gained it through the Oregon Treaty

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This took place in 1854
They gained the final pieces of New Mexico and Arizona
It was gained through a Purchase from Mexico.

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Alaska was gained in 1867
The only area they gained is Alaska
It was gained by purchase from Russia

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It was annexed in 1898 but became a territory in 1900 and a state in 1957
It was only the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska
It was gained through compromise.

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They gained this in 1899
They gained this as well as the Philippines and Guam
This is gained through the treaty of paris

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This territory was gained in 1900
They only gained the cluster of islands in that area
It was gained through deed of cession

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This was gained in 1903
They gained a small portion of panama
It was gained through the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty

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These islands were gained in 1902
They gained control of the islands in and around the Philippines
It was gained through cession by spain