facade. 1  Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. 2  a superficial appearance or illusion of something: They managed somehow to maintain a facade of wealth.
The Oregon Territory stretched from the Pacific coast to the Rocky Mountains, encompassing the area including present-day Oregon, Washington, and most of British Columbia. Originally Spain, Great Britain, Russia, and the United States claimed the territory. In 1819, under terms of the Transcontinental Treaty, Spain ceded its claims to the territory to the United States. Shortly thereafter the United States contested a unilateral Russian move to grant its citizens a fishing, whaling, and commercial monopoly from the Bering Straits to the 51st parallel.
What country did the US buy land from in the Gadsden Purchase?   Mexico The Gadsden Purchase is a region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico purchased by the U.S. from Mexico on December 30, 1853, the last of s â¦ uch large territorial acquisitions in the mainland United States.njoy candle and soap making and the pets (two dogs). The land in extreme southern New Mexico and Arizona south of the Gila River which was bought from Mexico was purchased by the United States in 1853 to ensure territorial rights for a southern railroad route to the Pacific Coast.