2007-11-22 10:17:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Louisiana Purchase, in 1803. Keep in mind that America (United States) wasn't so until after 1776. Before that, it was a British colony.
2007-11-22 10:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by Calliope 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expansion -- that's one word. Most other answers are two words or more! Settlement might be another word to describe the expansion of America's borders. "Stole" is a bit harsh, since most of it was purchased in one way or another. Unfortunately, the Indians had a different concept of land than Americans did. They regarded the payments as rent, while the Americans considered them a purchase price. This misunderstanding resulted in the term "Indian giver", and led to lots of violent conflict, which the Americans, due to their superior technology (guns vs bows and arrows) always won.
2007-11-22 18:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by texasjewboy12 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The LA purchase doubled the size.
2007-11-22 18:22:43 · answer #3 · answered by crazystarz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Expansion on the North American Continent...Colonialism off the continent.
2007-11-22 22:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Spartan316 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stole
2007-11-22 18:20:25 · answer #5 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's called manifest destiny. The U.S. believed that they were obligated by god and religion to expand the U.S. as much as they could.
2007-11-22 18:42:59 · answer #6 · answered by scrambledeggs10 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean manifest destiny? The frontier days and all that....
2007-11-22 18:22:50 · answer #7 · answered by mickey_lindsay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
colonialism
2007-11-23 01:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stealing?
2007-11-22 20:05:11 · answer #9 · answered by deva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋