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The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [365] [373] Caribbean Sea: May 3, 1932 The United States adjusted the border at Punta Paitilla in the Canal Zone, returning a small amount of land to Panama. This was the site for a planned new American ...
Accession Date Area (sq.mi.) Area (km 2.) Cost in dollars Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802)
In his second inauguration speech, Trump directly referenced the potential territorial expansion of the United States and became first president to use the phrase manifest destiny during an inaugural address. [2] [3] The last territory acquired by the United States came in 1947 with the acquisition of the Mariana, Caroline, and Marshall Islands.
President-elect Donald Trump appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he’s serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase or the deal that netted Alaska from Russia.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 March 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This article ...
Historical U.S. territorial expansion often served specific and narrow interests — namely, promoting slavery during the antebellum period and prioritizing corporate gains during the Progressive Era.
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United States territorial expansion since 1803, maps by William R. Shepherd (1923) Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions and effective dates of statehood. The following is a list of the 31 U.S. territories that have become states, in the order of the date organized (all were considered incorporated):