In 1803, the United States paid France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory, approximately 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. The lands acquired stretched from the ...

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D.C., to emphasize that “the United States has a problem with territories and colonies.” ...

The United States is a federal republic whose people benefit from a vibrant political system, a strong rule-of-law tradition, robust freedoms of expression and religious belief, and a wide array of ...

Full independence appeared more popular among the small group of respondents than the status quo or US control. Should Greenland remain part of Denmark or join the United States?

Amorim is so enthralled with a current Man Utd star that the club's transfer plans have been altered, with a different type of signing now on the agenda rather than a 'readymade' £70m addition ...

the criminal proceedings against former President Trump and the potential expansion of United States territories. A January 10-11 survey of 1,000 registered voters found President Joe Biden with a ...

50 States #1 in Natural Environment Hawaii is the most recent addition to the United States, becoming a state on Aug. 21, 1959. The state, comprised of eight islands, is known as a tourism ...

More than a century after being acquired by the United States from Spain, the island continues to grapple with its status as a U.S. territory and the legacy of colonialism in the Caribbean.