Statistics for Every Major United State Land Expansion

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Received From:	Year Gained	Year Lost	Territory	% Correct
France	1803	--	Louisiana Purchase	100%
Spain	1819	--	Florida	96%
Russia	1867	--	Alaska	91%
Annexation of Independent Republic	1845	--	Texas	91%
Annexation of Independent Republic	1898	--	Hawaii	87%
Annexed from Spain	1898	--	Guam	83%
Spain	1898	1946	Philippines	83%
Annexed from Spain	1898	--	Puerto Rico	78%
United Kingdom	1783	--	The 13 Colonies	78%
Leased from Panama	1903	1999	Panama Canal	74%
Annexation of Independent Republic	1791	--	Vermont	74%
United Kingdom	1846	--	Oregon Territory	70%
Annexed in a settlement with the United Kingdom and Germany	1899	--	American Samoa	65%
UN trust territory	1947	1994	Palau	65%
Denmark	1917	--	U.S Virgin Islands	65%
UN trust territory	1947	1986	F.S Micronesia	61%
UN trust territory	1947	1986	Marshall Islands	61%
Mexico	1853	--	Gadsden Purchase	57%
Cuba	1903	--	Guantanamo	57%
UN trust territory	1947	--	Northern Mariana Islands	57%
Claimed Under Guano Act	1867	--	Midway Islands	52%
Mexico	1848	--	Mexican Cession	39%
Claimed Under Guano Act	1858	--	Johnston Atoll	35%
Claimed Under Guano Act	1857	--	Navassa Island	30%
Annexation of unoccupied area	1899	--	Wake Island	30%
Claimed Under Guano Act	1858	--	Jarvis Island	26%
Claimed under Guano Act	1857	--	Baker and Howland Islands	22%
Annexation of unoccupied area	1922	--	Kingman Reef	22%
Annexation of unoccupied area	1822	1847	Liberia	22%
Acquired with the above	1898	--	Palmyra Atoll	22%