Which was the last major land acquisition the us made prior to the beginning of the civil war

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20 May, 16:41

Which was the last major land acquisition the us made prior to the beginning of the civil war

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Gracelyn Trevino · Answer 1

Mexican Cession. Mexican Cession lands were captured in the Mexican-American War in 1846-48, and ceded by Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where Mexico agreed to the present Mexico-United States border except for the later Gadsden Purchase.