Territorial Aquisitions

United States Territorial Aquisitions

Period: Jan 1, 1783 to Dec 31, 1853

Origional 13 Colonies

Apr 15, 1783

We got this land from the Treaty of Paris and we got 892,135 square miles of land.

Louisiana Purchase

May 2, 1803

We bought this land for 15 million dollars and got 827,987 square miles of land. We purchased this land from france and it nearly doubled the size of the United States.

Florida Purchase

Mar 28, 1819

We purchased this land from Spain and got 72,101 square miles of land. We purchased it for 5 million dollars.

Texas Annexation

Apr 11, 1845

This land was gained by a dispute between Mexico and the US and we eventually ended up getting it.We got 389,166 square miles of land. No money was involved.

Mexican Cession

Mar 29, 1848

Purchase from Mexico following a war, in whic America won. We bought the land for 15 million dollars plus 3.25 million for assumed claims. The date is correct in years, but there wasn't a recorded exact date.

Gadsden Purchase

Dec 30, 1853

We also got this land from Mexico, yet there was no negative interactions. We paid 10 million dollars for the 29,670 square miles that was received.