Which land acquisition added to the most territory to the united states?

September 09, 2010

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Hi paola2,
1803: The Louisiana Purchase doubled the territory of the United States.

1819: Florida was ceded to the United States and purchased from Spain.

1845: The independent Republic of Texas was annexed to the United States.

1846: Oregon Territory is ceded to the U.S. from Britain.

1848: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo following the Mexican War between the U.S. and Mexico resulted in the purchase of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and western Colorado.

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