It didn't take long for the US to begin expanding westward after winning independence from British rule. By the mid-1800s, the country had pushed its territorial bounds across North America to the Pacific Ocean, and began dividing up territory into its present-day 50 states.
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Here's how the map of the United States has changed in 200 years
When was your state accepted into the Union?
This video was originally published on January 26, 2016.
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