• Following are the historical territorial acquisitions of the United States: For information on internal territorial acquisitions, see List of U.S.–Native...
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    two primary sources of citizenship: birthright citizenship, in which persons born within the territorial limits of the United States are presumed to be...
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  • Legislative definitions of an agency of the federal government of the United States are varied, and even contradictory. The official United States Government Manual...
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    The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
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    gaming in the United States is one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the country. The American video game industry is the largest video...
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  • early discovery voyages such as Christopher Columbus. The basis of acquisition of states ownership of vacant territory therefore continues to apply, (and...
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