Largest Territorial Acquisitions of the United States

Based on the dates and land areas, name the largest territorial acquisitions of the United States. You can type the name of the acquisition or any current state that was part of it.

Some territories may not be current territories.

Some states were parts of multiple acquisitions.

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Date	Area	Territorial Acquisition	Includes
1783	892,135	Thirteen States	Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, West Virginia
1803	827,987	Louisiana Purchase	Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Florida
1867	591,000	Purchase of Alaska	Alaska
1848	529,189	Mexican Cession	California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
1845	389,166	Annexation of Texas	Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming
1846	286,541	Oregon Territory	Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
1898	115,800	Purchase of Philippine Islands	The Philippines
1819	72,101	Florida	Florida
1818	46,194	British Cession	Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota
1854	29,670	Gadsden Purchase	Arizona, New Mexico
1898	6,450	Annexation of Hawaiian Islands	Hawaii
1898	3,508	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico

Level 77

Oct 3, 2019

You should make this longer please

Level 57

Jan 13, 2021

I think it should be in chronological order, rather than size. Also, a little more time is helpful

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