the louisiana purchase
Lewis & Clark Expedition Contiguity (it bordered the US)Settlement
In 1803, an amount of land about equal to the size of the United States at that time was purchased from France. About 13 years earlier, Vermont, an independent country at that time, willingly requested U.S. statehood.
The Louisiana Territory which is most often called the Louisiana Purchase.
There were many reasons that the U.S. wanted to obtain the Oregon territory for their own land. The major reason was due to the rich trade opportunities that existed within the Oregon territory.
idk it was added to the NW territory. it was probably just land so they added it
The aquisition of Alaska from Russia.
The Louisiana Purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 bought the territory from France. The purchase was approved by President Thomas Jefferson, and added over 800,000 square miles of land to the existing US.
About 931,800 square miles were added to the US.
Louisiana, with New Orleans. In fact, it was so important that the US wanted this port. The US offered to buy the land of New Orleans from France, which at the time was a part of the French territory of Louisiana. However, France saw no use for the land of Louisiana any longer and offered the whole territory to the US. The US excepted and this is how the country acquired the Louisiana Territory.
The US purchased the French territory of Louisiana.
Three states were added, for a total of 16 US states
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the louisiana purchase
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A lot of this land was won by the United States in the Mexican-American War.