The land mass of the US has an area of 9,161,922 square kilometers.
Alaska
1 arce of land can cost 40k up to 150k in the US not sure for pennsilvania
At 3.7 million square miles (9.6 million km²) and with over 300 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and third largest by land area and population.[5] The United States is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries.[6] Its national economy is the largest in the world, with a nominal 2006 gross domestic product (GDP) of more than US$13 trillion.[2]Above retrieved from Answers.com
9,826,630 sq km according to the CIA World Fact Book
Iowa joined the Union on December 28, 1846.
The Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848.
It added a Pacific Ocean area and responsibility that it was ill prepared to deal with.
Sitka, Alaska is the largest US city by land area with a land area of 2,870 sq. miles.
FRACE
While Canada is substantially larger than the US in total area, it has slightly less land area. The US has about the same total area as China.
The aquisition of Alaska from Russia.
territories
the us
increased westward expansion, more land for farming, more trade routes
64% land
Arizona. California. Nevada. Utah. New Mexico.