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== List of major territorial acquisitions & treaties ==
== Westward & territorial expansion  ==
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* land claims, economic opportunities
* land claims, economic opportunities
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<big>'''Push & pull factors '''</big>
* land ownership & use
* economic opportunity
* business expansion, especially railroads
* gold & silver rushes
* trade, especially in Pacific Ocean expansion
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<big>'''Colonial expansion '''</big>
* English settlers pushing westward from coastal settlements
** created conflict with Native Americans
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<big>'''Manifest Destiny '''</big>
* westward extension of railroads drove western settlement
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<big>'''Expansion via acquisition from  European powers'''</big>
<big>'''Expansion via acquisition from  European powers'''</big>
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<big>'''Expansion via acquisition or war with Native Americans '''</big>
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