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takes place largely in the western united states on public and private grazing lands.
Speculation on the potential value of lands in the western part of the emerging United States resulted in the loss of many fortunes. This over-speculation caused rampant and short lived land rushes.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Because congress's ability to raise money from states was limited, it decided to raise revenue by selling these lands
Under the Articles of Confederation the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain and gained independence. By the end of the "Confederation era," Congers had created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government. The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles. The large states holding vast amounts of western land ceded the land to the government under the Articles so that all the states could share in the wealth of those lands. The Northwest Ordinances were passed that provided for the creation of equal, self governing states in the Northwest Territories and the newly created states would have the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states. Congress also provided for a survey of the western lands to prepare the land for sale to all.
The claim of 7 of the 13 states to immense tracts of western lands
Because congress's ability to raise money from states was limited, it decided to raise revenue by selling these lands
What lands did Spain claim
Northwest Ordinance
Yes
No more than 5
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Mongols
They didn't really organize it. After the French lots the French and Indian war and lost their land, the British just began to claim the Western lands for themsevles. Congress did not have an organization... I believe. God bless.
The ISBN of The Western Lands is 0670813524.
The Western Lands was created in 1987.
partly out of their fear of western states having more power; land-rich states would pay of their war debts and the day to day costs of state government with the income from the sale of their wetsern lands