Arrange these U.S. territorial acquisitions chronologically from earliest to most recent:

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The correct chronological order is: (1) Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 for $15 million, doubling U.S. territory; (2) Gadsden Purchase from Mexico in 1853 for $10 million, acquiring southern New Mexico and Arizona; (3) Alaska Purchase from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million; (4) Annexation of Hawaii in 1898 through a Congressional joint resolution. These acquisitions show the U.S. used multiple methods—purchase, treaty, and annexation—to expand territory. Notably, all required Congressional action.

Arrange these U.S. territorial acquisitions chronologically from earliest to most recent:

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