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Which state ceded the lands that made up the Southwest Territory to the US?
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What is it called when you add a state to the US?
"Admission." States are admitted to the Union. Territories can be annexed (e.g. Hawai'i Territory) or purchased (e.g. Louisiana Territory) or ceded (e.g. Mexican Cession).
In what present-day states was the Indian territory located?
Though not always considered a Southwest state, the eastern half of Oklahoma was known as Indian Territory from 1834 to 1907, when it was joined with the Oklahoma Territory.
What was the treaty that ceded Florida to the US?
The Adams-Onis treaty of 1819 made Florida a US territory. It was named for John Quincy Adams, the Secretary of State who negotiated the treaty for the US and Luis de Onis, the Spanish foreign minister.
What western territory asked to be a free state?
anwestern territory,what asks to be admitted as a free state
Under the northwest ordinance who or what approves a territory's proposed constitution before the territory becomes a state?
Congress approves a territory's proposed constitution before it becomes a state.
When the US congress created the Tennessee territory?
The Tennessee Territory was known as the Southwest Territory. On May 26, 1790 Congress passed an Act creating the Territory from lands that had been ceded to the U.S. federal government by North Carolina. It was admitted to the United States as the State of Tennessee on June 1, 1796.
What is the origin of the state Mississippi?
The state was formed from lands ceded by Georgia and South Carolina and lands purchased in part from the Native American as the Mississippi Territory and organized on 7 April 1798.
What territory did Tennessee belong to before it was a state?
I believe it belonged to the Southwest territory.
What modern states that made up the lands of the Indian Territory?
The only modern state that is made up of lands from the Indian Territory is Oklahoma.
Was the land that Washington D.C. is now ever part of Virgina?
Washington DC consists only of territory ceded by the state of Maryland.
Mexico ceded this state and territory for 15 nillion under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago?
The Mexican States of Alta California and Nuevo Mexico.
What capital is southwest of Darwin northern territory?
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Perth is located southwest of Darwin.
Is the ACT a state?
The ACT is the Australian Capital Territory. It is not a state; it is a territory and will always remain so. The land on which it stands was ceded to the federal government by New South Wales, specifically to be a home for the national government and to be the nation's capital. The whole thing is very like the District of Columbia in the USA, which was ceded to the US federal government by the state of Maryland, for the same reasons as the ACT in Australia; for Canberra read Washington.
Which president bought the 14th state?
Vermont was the 14th state. It was not bought but was part of the British territory ceded when the Revolutionary war ended. George Washington was President when Vermont joined the union.
What southwest state has the most desert lands?
Nevada is almost completely covered by deserts. The largest of these is the Great Basin Desert.
Was Tennessee founded in 1796?
Yes. Tennessee is the 16th state, and was admitted to the Union on June 1st 1796. Before that, it was initially part of North Carolina and the SouthWest Territory. It was the first state formed from Territory.
What is it called when you add a state to the US?
"Admission." States are admitted to the Union. Territories can be annexed (e.g. Hawai'i Territory) or purchased (e.g. Louisiana Territory) or ceded (e.g. Mexican Cession).
