4 sentences with “acquiring”

Britain also fought against Spain in the 17th and 18th centuries, eventually acquiring Jamaica and Florida as colonies.

Emerging from the obscurity of a resolutely non-noble past, the Medici eventually became the papacy's official bankers, acquiring great wealth as a result.

The response of European politicians and businessmen was to focus on acquiring overseas territories to counterbalance the vast natural resources of the United States, which had achieved its dominance through the enormity and wealth of US territory (taken by force from Native Americans).

The first European 'town’ grew at Kororāreka, when European whalers started calling into the Bay of Islands for food and water. From the 1790s Maoris started to produce pork and potatoes to trade to the Europeans. The presence of Europeans drew Maoris to European towns. The Maoris were quick to catch on the benefits of trade and were eager for Europeans to live among them. They were especially interested in acquiring firearms.