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  2. Territories of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions and dependent ... [14] [15] The most recent territories to become U.S. states were ...

  3. United States territorial acquisitions table - Wikipedia

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    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)

  4. List of states and territories of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]

  5. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [365] [373] 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 ...

  6. Why did Puerto Rico become part of the US? And why is ... - AOL

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    In the most recent 2020 plebiscite, about 52% of voters supported statehood, but the turnout rate was about 55%. Many Puerto Ricans are afraid they would lose their culture, language and identity ...

  7. List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union - Wikipedia

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    The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]

  8. 'Buy us!': Greenlanders shocked, intrigued, bewildered by ...

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    In a recent interview, John Bolton, a former national security adviser in Trump's first term, said controlling Greenland would allow Washington to better protect its interests in the region − ...

  9. What to know about Greenland, the big frozen island Trump ...

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    President Donald Trump’s recent calls for the U.S. to acquire control of the large arctic island have put it in the spotlight. But Greenland has a rich history on the world stage. More: 'Buy us ...