Well, Virginia was one of the 13 original colonies, so they didn't have to acquire Virginia.
To acquire a piece of public land by living on and cultivating it is called claiming the land.
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West Virginia.
It was part of the Louisiana purchase from France.
The US did not acquire it or the land. The US leased the land from the newly established country of Panama, and the US built the canal with Panamanian assistance. Panama does and always has owned the canal.
'Cause they wanted the have more wealth
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The US government created the California Trail
Manassas, Virginia.
You mean the Gadsden Purchase? The original objective of James Gadsden was to acquire land for a transcontinental railroad.
Cuba, Guam and the Philippines.