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Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the former constituent states of the old Yugolsavia.
They added former Mexican territory to the United States.
Poland was recreated from German and Russian land.
There isn't a such thing as a state in Canada, they have 10 provinces & 3 territories, no states. The US and other countries have states. Nunavut is a territory of Canada it was recently founded by the splitting of the North West Territories (a territory in Canada) into two separate territories.
There were 15 states in the former USSR
To gain more territory for the United States
Thomas Jefferson--Cherronesus was to be in what is now northern Michigan.
The Compromise of 1820 was between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory.
The United States wanted the Louisiana territory in order to expand its territory
southwest territory
Washington D.C. was chosen as the capital of the United States in 1790 to be a neutral location not within any state. It was originally part of Maryland but was later ceded by the state to the federal government to create a separate federal district.
The land that was given to the United States was known as the Indian Territory.