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Michelle L. Butler and Myron P. Gutmann
Table Cf65-69 - Acquisition of the public domain-land and water area and cost, by accession: 1781-1867

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  Cf65 Cf66 Cf67 Cf68 Cf69
  Acquisition Area Cost
Total Land Inland water
Row Year Simple Thousand acres Thousand acres Thousand acres Dollars
1 Total ---- 1,837,763 1,807,682 30,081 85,079
2 1781-1802 State Cessions 236,826 233,416 3,410 6,200 4
3 1803 1 Louisiana Purchase 529,912 523,446 6,465 23,214
4 1819 Cession from Spain 46,145 43,343 2,802 3 6,674
5 1819 Red River Basin 2 29,602 29,067 535 ----
6 1846 Oregon Compromise 183,386 180,644 2,742 ----
7 1848 1 Mexican Cession 338,681 334,479 4,202 16,295
8 1850 Purchase from Texas 78,927 78,843 84 15,496
9 1853 Gadsden Purchase 18,989 18,962 27 10,000
10 1867 Alaska Purchase 375,296 365,482 9,814 7,200



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