Final expansion of U.S.

[klgfh]

What was the last expansion of the US in 1853 called?

[jno]

Gadsden Purchase (south Arizona and New Mexico)

[waimarie]

I wouldn't have thought this was the last expansion of the USA if you take into account Alaska. Was the annexation of Hawaii after this date ? Not too sure about American Samoa, Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands either. Does anyone have any exact details ?

[jno]

the 1853 purchase basically took the mainland USA to the size it remained for more than a century - about half the period over which it has been an independent country - until Alaska and Hawaii became states.

[nickmo]

Florida was called la Florida - 'Written records about life in Florida began with the arrival of the Spanish explorer and adventurer Juan Ponce de Le�n in 1513. Sometime between April 2 and April 8, Ponce de Le�n waded ashore on the northeast coast of Florida, possibly near present-day St. Augustine. He called the area la Florida, in honor of Pascua florida ("feast of the flowers"), Spain�s Eastertime celebration. Other Europeans may have reached Florida earlier, but no firm evidence of such achievement has been found'.

Extract from http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/history/summary/ if you have few days spare to browse.

[johnlambert]

the war in Iraq 2003 lol

[mei2525]

lol. thyve tried everywhere!