Every Major United State Land Expansion

Can you name each land expansion the United States has ever gone through, whether through war, treaties, or being purchased?

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