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Pres. Thomas Jefferson is credited with the 1803 Louisiana purchase from France, and Pres. James K. Polk is credited with the 1845 annexation of Texas, the establishment of sole rights to the Oregon Country up to 49° north latitude through the 1846 Oregon Treaty with Great Britain, and the Mexican Cession that was part of the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

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