What to know as Trumps escalates calls to take Greenland The U.S. has purchased multiple territories and states since it’s formation.
Since December, the president-elect has floated the idea of acquiring Greenland “for purposes of national security” – a similar idea that he pitched during his first administration.
The U.S. purchased 828,000 miles of land west of the Mississippi River from France in 1803 – known as The Louisiana Purchase.
Donald Trump is doubling down on his desire to purchase Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, despite the country not being for sale.
Spain ceded East Florida to the United States and renounced all claim to West Florida in 1819 for no compensation.
