Asked by Kaileigh

What was the first territory the United States acquired beyond the borders of its 48 contiguous states?
Alaska.
Guam.
Hawaii.
the Philippines.

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Alaska.

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. Guam and the Philippines were acquired after the Spanish–American War (1898), and Hawaii was annexed in 1898.