Question

1. Louisiana Purchase

2. Texas Annexation
3. Oregon Territory
4. Mexican Cession
5. Gadsden Purchase



Please tell me the year and why was the land added (purchase, war, or cession)



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Answer 1

1. Louisiana Purchase - 1803, purchase from France.

2. Texas Annexation - 1845, Wanted to be admitted to the Union

3. Oregon Territory - 1846, dispute between the United States and Britain. They both claimed the entire area yet the settled at the 49th parallel

4. Mexican Cession - 1848, War broke out between Mexico and the USA over the dispute over Texas. The USA won the war and took a sizeable amount of land from Mexico.

5. Gadsden Purchase - Finalized in 1854, the land was needed for a southern transcontinental railroad.

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