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Before the war Hawaii was annexed. After the war Guam and Puerto Rico were annexed which remain Territories and the Philippines which was granted independence after WW2.
First off, it was because of manifest destiny- the dream to acquire all land from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Also, the south wanted new territories because they needed new farmlands; tobacco heavily stressed the soil
They tried to buy the land as soon as Mexico became independent from Spain. Mexico however, refused. Only by the means of war could the U.S. acquire such territories.
Alaska was purchased from Russia by the US in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars. It was originally offered to the United States in 1859, but the purchase was delayed by the US Civil War. The territory of Alaska became a US state in 1959.
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They still hold Guam and Puerto Rico as US Territories.
The US acquired Alaska from Russia and the Alaskan Purchase was made in 1867.March 30 1867
The Pacific islands which were acquired in 1867 as U. S. territories were the Midway Atoll. These islands are also known as the Midway Islands.
Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867 for 7.2 million dollars.
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The US purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867.
They still hold Guam and Puerto Rico as US Territories.
The Midway Atoll was acquired by the US in 1867. In 1859 Captain N.C. Brooks discovered Midway and claimed it for the United States.
Before the war Hawaii was annexed. After the war Guam and Puerto Rico were annexed which remain Territories and the Philippines which was granted independence after WW2.
Most of the US Imperial territory was taken from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War in 1898. Some other territories came as a result of negotiations with the other Great Powers and some more territories came as a result of World War II.
First off, it was because of manifest destiny- the dream to acquire all land from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Also, the south wanted new territories because they needed new farmlands; tobacco heavily stressed the soil