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How Much Did the United States Cost?

1/13/2014

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We talked about the idea of Manifest Destiny, which was the belief of expanding the United States as far east and west as possible today in  Social Studies. The map shows the different territories the United States  bought from different countries to make the U.S. the size it is today. One of our students then asked the question, “How much did it cost for the U.S. to be the size it is today? So the blog task today kiddos is for you to find how much the U.S. spent on all of their land purchases throughout history. To help guide your research here is a list of the different land/territories the U.S. purchased from 1800-1867. You can earn a Cranium Star if you can tell us how much each of these cost. You can earn another star if you can tell us what states the U.S. acquired because of these purchases. If you really want to challenge yourself, see if you can come up with the total bill by the end of these purchases.:

-Louisiana Purchase
-Treaty of Guadalupe
-Gadsden Purchase
-Oregon Territory
-Florida from Spain
-Alaskan Purchase


9 Comments
veijah j link
1/13/2014 07:26:04 am

Mrs.hill it cost $15 million dollars to double its size.

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Laura Hill
1/13/2014 08:50:00 am

You have to say what cost $15 million.

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Laura Hill
1/13/2014 08:55:40 am

Also boys and girls, I have changed the blog settings. When you post a comment I have to approve it first. So you won't see your comment post until I approve it.

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veijah j
1/14/2014 09:48:43 am

to double the size of the louisana

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autum
1/15/2014 10:55:57 am

Mrs.Hill, I will answer that terrific question, The United States costed $15 million dollars of its size

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autum h
1/15/2014 11:06:54 am

Mrs.Hill, I will answer this terrific question, the United States of America costed $15 million dollars of its size. I just answered your wonderful question!!!!!

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Laura Hill
1/15/2014 11:21:58 am

The $15 million answers only part of the United States....there are other parts we bought in addition to the Louisiana Purchase.

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Laura Hill
1/16/2014 08:16:41 pm

You are right Autum, the Louisiana Purchase cost $15 million but what about the west territories, Florida, the soutwest territory, and Oregon territory? This land makes up the US too. So the total cost of the US is going to be $15 million PLUS the cost of all that other land. Keep researching😉

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autum
4/10/2014 09:51:15 am

hi mrs hill this question is verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry hard

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