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Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed. For example: in the year 1800, European powers collectively claimed approximately 20% of the Earth's land surface that they did not effectively control. [ 8 ]
Northwestern North America: December 10, 1903 Land along southern Guantánamo Bay was leased in perpetuity from Cuba for use as a naval base; [336] the treaty took effect February 23, 1903, and the formal handover occurred on this date. [337] no change to map: May 4, 1904 The United States took ownership of the Panama Canal Zone.
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)
The United Kingdom ceded most of its remaining land in North America to Canada, with Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory becoming the North-West Territories. The Rupert's Land Act 1868 transferred the region to Canada as of 1869, but it was only consummated in 1870 when £300,000 were paid to the Hudson's Bay Company.
Second Bulgarian Empire: 1185: 1396: 211 Byzantine Empire: 395: 1453: 1058 Carthaginian Empire: 814 BC: 146 BC: 668 Central African Empire: 1976 1979 3 Chenla: 550: 802: 252 Chimor: 900: 1470: 570 Chola Empire: 848: 1279: 431 Classical Athens: 508 BC: 322 BC: 180 Danish colonial empire: 1536: 1953: 417 Durrani Empire: 1747: 1842: 95 Dutch ...
The Incas were most notable for establishing the Inca Empire which was centered in modern-day South America in Peru and Chile. [1] It was about 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) from the northern to southern tip. [2] The Inca Empire lasted from 1438 to 1533. It was the largest Empire in America throughout the Pre-Columbian era. [1]
British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland, then further south at Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, and more substantially with the founding of the Thirteen Colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America.
The phrase "American empire" appeared more than 1000 times in news stories during November 2002 – April 2003. [211] A leading spokesman for America-as-Empire, British historian A. G. Hopkins, [212] argues that by the 21st century traditional economic imperialism was no longer in play, noting that the oil companies opposed the American ...