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To what geographic feature did the western land claims extend?
Ceded its western claim that extended Mississippi River to the Federal Government.
Overspeculation in western 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.
What groups might dispute European land claims in the west?
The Spanish and the French were negotiating the ownership of the Louisiana territory.
What divided western lands into townships?
the land ordinace
Why did congress sell and give away western lands after the revolutionary war?
The confederation congress wanted to sell the nations western lands so that they could pay the nation's debts. They wanted to sell the land to the public.
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