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should expand from Atlantic to Pacific  \n􀁹 Louisiana Purchase (1803-1804)  \n􀁹 Mexican-AmericanWar (1846-1848)  \n􀁹 Gadsden Purchase (1853-1854)  \nSlide 4  \nSlide 5  \n“EXTERNAL” TERRITORIAL EXPANSION  \n􀁹 Philippines  \n􀁹 Acquired following Spanish-AmericanWar, 1898  \n􀁹 Independent, 1946  \n􀁹 Samoa,Virgin Islands,Wake, Guam  \n􀁹 Acquired by annexation or treaty  \n􀁹 Military bases  \n􀁹 Administered by U.S. Department of the Interior  \n􀁹 Caroline, Mariana, and Marshall Islands  \n􀁹 United Nations trusteeships, 1947  \n􀁹 Military bases  \n􀁹 Administered by U.S. Department of the Navy  \n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\n___________________________________  \n___________________________________","cbCaipbw7TTbjv0n","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipbw7TTbjv0n","pdf",149784,"English","# Manifest Destiny\n## Continental Expansion\n# External Territorial Expansion\n## Acquisitions and Administration","[{\"question\":\"What is the 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