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Apart from Alaska which US has purchased from USSR which are other states/islands US has purchased from other countries?
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#15902. Asked by bchajela. (Jan 11 02 7:57 AM)
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Tabby Tom
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In 1803 the US purchased 'Louisiana' from France for fifteen million dollars. To judge from the map at http://www.jmu.edu/madison/louispurchase.htm, 'Louisiana' included all or part of what subsequently became the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
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Shirley
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The US also purchased the Virgin Islands, the Danes sold them in 1917 for {$25} millions dollars.
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