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Term | Definition |
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Original 13 States | A group of British Colonies on the east coast of America that declared Independence in 1776 |
Louisiana Purchase | Land that was purchased by Thomas Jefferson in 1803 and doubled the size of the United States |
Texas Annexation | The only territory that was an Independent Republic before it joined the United States in 1845 |
Oregon Territory | Land that was acquired by the United States from Great Britain in 1846 in a Treaty |
Florida Cession | A Treaty between the U.S. and Spain that gave the territory to the United States in 1819 |
Gadsden Purchase | The U.S. paid Mexico $10 million dollars for the land in 1854 |
Treaty of Paris | The U.S. acquired this land from Great Britain by signing a Treaty in 1783 |
Mexican Cession | Territory that was acquired after a war with Mexico in 1848 |
Ceded by Great Britain | the |