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Uncle Sam’s land buys span oceans and centuries
The article traces U S territorial acquisitions from 1803 to 1867, detailing the Louisiana Purchase, Florida, Mexican Cession, Gadsden Purchase, Alaska and the Philippines. It notes prices per acre, total square miles, and compares costs to pensions and city budgets, highlighting a vast, ongoing wholesale real estate program.
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Louisiana
Florida
Mexico
California
Gadsden
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Louisiana Purchase
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
United States
England
Atlantic
Allegheny Mountains
Mississippi
Spain
France
Napoleon
Europe
Paris
Jefferson
America
Amercans
New York
Black Hills
East River
Ferdinand
Ferdinand VII
Land of Flowers
Sam
North America
Arizona
New Mexico
Manhattan
Queensboro
Gladsden
Russias
United States of America
Russia
Washington
Montana
Klondike
Philippine Islands
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