[Ans] Which U.S. state was created as a result of the Civil War?

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West Virginia was created during the American Civil War when the northwestern counties of Virginia opposed their state’s decision to secede from the Union in 1861. Delegates from these Union-loyal counties organized a separate government and sought admission to the United States as a new state. After approval by Congress and President Abraham Lincoln, West Virginia officially became the 35th state on June 20, 1863. It remains the only U.S. state created directly as a result of the Civil War, formed from a divided Virginia.

[Answer] Which U.S. state was created as a result of the Civil War?

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...West Virginia was created during the American Civil War when the northwestern counties of Virginia opposed their state’s decision to secede from the Union in 1861. Delegates from these Union-loyal counties organized a separate government and sought admission to the United States as a new state. After approval by Congress and President Abraham Lincoln, West Virginia officially became the 35th state on June 20, 1863. It remains the only U.S. state created directly as a result of the Civil War, formed from a divided Virginia.

[Answer] Which state was an independent country before joining the Union?

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...The Lone Star State has a turbulent past. In 1519, Spanish conquistadors arrived and encountered Indigenous tribes living in the area. Spain claimed Texas from the late 17th century until the early 19th century, when Mexico gained its independence from Spain and took the territory with it. The Republic of Texas separated from Mexico in 1836, and for nearly 10 years, it was an independent country. Texas joined the U.S. for stability on December 29, 1845, making it the 28th state in the Union.

[Answer] In 1819, the U.S. took control of Florida from which country?

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...The colonization of Florida began in 1565, when the Spanish arrived in St. Augustine on the northeast coast of the peninsula, establishing it as the oldest city in the United States. Even after America had gained its independence from Britain, Spain held on to Florida until 1819, when Secretary of State John Quincy Adams signed the Florida Purchase Treaty. It would be more than two decades until Florida was admitted to the Union, becoming the 27th state on March 3, 1845.

[Answer] What was Thomas Jefferson’s largest territory acquisition?

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...The largest territory addition to the U.S. was the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, which nearly doubled the size of the country. The U.S. gained a whopping 828,000 square miles from France, resulting in the creation of 15 states at an outright cost of $11.25 million. The purchased land was located in the western half of the Mississippi basin, from Louisiana in the south to the Canadian border in the north, and as far west as present-day Montana. The purchase is considered to be one of President Jefferson’s greatest accomplishments.

[Answer] Which of the 13 colonies was the first to become a state?

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...The members of the Delaware Constitutional Convention voted unanimously to ratify the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787, making it the first official state of the new Union. Five of Delaware’s 30 delegates also attended the Constitutional Convention a few months prior, where they signed the pivotal document.

[Answer] The U.S. purchased which territory from Russia in 1867?

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...“The Last Frontier” was a controversial purchase. Many believed it was nothing more than a vast, empty tundra, but Secretary of State William H. Seward saw it as an opportunity and signed a treaty to purchase the area from Russia for $7.2 million. Members of Congress, however, were less than satisfied with the new addition. They mocked Seward, calling Alaska “Seward’s icebox” and "President Johnson's polar bear garden.” Attitudes shifted after the discovery of gold in 1898 led to an influx of settlers, which eventually led to Alaska becoming the 49th state on January 3, 1959.