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  1. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.history
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!newstand.syr.edu!rodan.acs.syr.edu!crdunlea
  3. From: crdunlea@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Christopher R. Dunlea)
  4. Subject: Re: The Spanish/American War
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec15.111252.24254@newstand.syr.edu>
  6. Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  7. References: <HISTORY%92121322512390@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
  8. Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 11:12:52 EST
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  11. In article <HISTORY%92121322512390@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> Lenny <LABBEY@GITVM1.BITNET> writes:
  12. >Don, which territories which did not belong to us did the US annex prior
  13. >to the Spanish-American War?
  14. >
  15. >I can't think of any.  We bought Florida, Louisiana, Alaska, the Gadsden
  16. >land, California.
  17. >
  18. >Lenny
  19.  
  20. I think Texas and Hawaii qualify. I know we annexxed Texas at somer
  21. point, and Hawaii was definitely annexed in the late 1890's. 
  22.  
  23. Chris
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