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In 1845, Texas joined the United States and in 1867 the United States acquired Alaska from Russia. The last major territorial change occurred when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, [2] but there have been a number of small adjustments like the Boundary Treaty of 1970 where the city of Rio Rico, Texas, was ceded to Mexico. [3]
The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [367] [375] 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 ...
As the war continues, Germany allows Bulgarian troops to occupy more territory to free up forces for the Eastern Front. 1941 August 16 — The Yugoslav territories occupied by Hungary are put under civilian administration and fully integrated four months later. [29] German-occupied Europe at the height of the Axis conquests in 1942
The Russian Empire sells Alaska to the United States of America. 19 June: The United Mexican States supersedes the Second Mexican Empire. 1 July: The United Kingdom unites its colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Crown Colony of the United Province of Canada as the Dominion of Canada. [50] Ottawa is the capital.
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)
1889, June 3 – Jarvis Island is annexed by the United Kingdom after the United States abandons it. 1898, August 12 – The Republic of Hawaii is annexed by the United States. Guam is ceded from Spain to the United States. 1899, January 17 – Wake Island is annexed by the United States. September 16 – Johnston Atoll is
During the Department era, from 1867 to 1884, Alaska was variously under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army (until 1877), the United States Department of the Treasury from 1877 to 1879, and the U.S. Navy from 1879 to 1884. Civil administration of Alaska began in 1877 under the United States Treasury Department.
1519: Álvarez de Pineda explores the Gulf Coast of the United States; 1519: Founding of Panama City by Pedro Arias Dávila; 1521: Hernán Cortés completes the conquest of the Aztec Empire. 1521: Juan Ponce de León tries and fails to settle in Florida. 1524: Pedro de Alvarado conquers present-day Guatemala and El Salvador.