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U.S. Presidents Who Added the Most Territory

Name the five U.S. Presidents during whose administration the United States gained the greatest amount of territory.
Includes territory no longer held by the U.S.
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First submittedMarch 19, 2021
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Square miles
Acquisitions
President
1,204,896
Texas annexation, Mexican Cession, Oregon Territory
James K. Polk
827,987
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
591,002
Alaska Purchase, Midway Islands
Andrew Johnson
126,043
Philippines, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa
William McKinley
72,101
Florida
James Monroe
Baxtergrad
+8
Level 52
Mar 19, 2021
Nobody remembers that Johnson bought Alaska.
joez
+15
Level 72
Mar 19, 2021
They associate it with his Secretary of State Seward.
BigFloppa
+10
Level 63
Mar 23, 2021
interesting that some relatively unknown presidents have added massive amounts of territory to the USA
kalbahamut
+7
Level 82
Mar 23, 2021
Polk is probably the most underrated president in US history.
CaptainUnderpant
+5
Level 79
Dec 10, 2023
Uh why? Seems like you could easily argue that the war with Mexico and opposition to the Wilmot Proviso provided some essential fodder for the Civil War, which I would say hurts his rating.
tschutzer
+1
Level 91
Dec 11, 2023
I wrote a paper on Polk in my AP American History class in high school. And I remembered exactly zero facts about him other than the fact that he annexed more territory than any other president.
FinlandForever19
+1
Level 80
Jan 15, 2024
Can you imagine the US without all that territory though? It was extremely consequential to the history of the country.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Mar 23, 2021
What about Lincoln?
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Mar 23, 2021
If we were to consider the Confederacy, which we don't, Lincoln would come away with a loss of territory.

The states that seceded during his administration hadn't been entirely recaptured by the time of his death.

FreeStater
+10
Level 66
Mar 25, 2023
Interestingly, he still comes away with a loss if you ignore that. He lost the Palmyra Atoll to Hawaii, but managed to annex the Swan Islands, though they weren't big enough to compensate.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 79
Mar 24, 2021
Nominated, good quiz
Quizbyquiz
+3
Level 43
Apr 9, 2023
You forgot the US Virgin Islands, and are you counting the land they stole from the Native Americans? Strange how nobody ever really talks about Polk or McKinley even though they got that much land..
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Dec 8, 2023
The Virgin Islands (acquired under Wilson) are far too small to make this list.
Jato
+1
Level 71
Jan 13, 2024
This quiz literally only has 5 answers! C’mon, this quiz could be a little bit longer.
CaptainUnderpant
+4
Level 79
Dec 10, 2023
Basically all American land was stolen from indigenous peoples. Also nobody talks about McKinley because 95% of the land he gained was the Philippines, a move which seemed pretty imperialistic and heaven forbid the US seem like an empire!
jkabq
+5
Level 61
Jan 13, 2024
nothing stolen. its called conquering. standard form of nation building at the time.
wkrpnyc
+1
Level 81
Jan 13, 2024
The years they were acquired would be a good addition. And more time.
Junji3000
+1
Level 50
Jan 14, 2024
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