America wasn't as focused on Imperialism as, say, France or Britain. Also, much of Africa was divvied up between nations by the 1880's.
Well, Virginia was one of the 13 original colonies, so they didn't have to acquire Virginia.
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Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 colonies. As such, Pennsylvania was not acquired but one of the founding states of the United States.
Delaware was the first of the original 13 colonies ti ratify the Constitution and so become a state in the United States, Vermont was the first new state that was not among the 13 colonies.
French colonization is simply the time when the French had a Colonial empire. When they tried to acquire colonies in various countries including the US, Canada, and Vietnam.
It did not gain Midway Atoll. It did not gain Wake Island. It did not gain Palmyra Atoll. It did not gain the US Virgin Islands. It did not gain American Samoa, Alaska or Hawaii from the Spanish American War.
US bought it from Mexico.
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There are no British colonies in the US.
The United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Portugal all had colonies in Africa. The Netherlands also at one time had colonies. The United States is also credited with having a colony, Liberia, though technically it was not an actual colony, just administered by the US.
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