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Page 204
... Territory . Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled , that the territory ceded by individual States to the United States , which has been purchased of the Indian inhabitants , shall be disposed of in the following ...
... Territory . Be it ordained by the United States in Congress assembled , that the territory ceded by individual States to the United States , which has been purchased of the Indian inhabitants , shall be disposed of in the following ...
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... territory : to provide also for the establishment of States , and permanent government therein , and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original States , at as early periods as may be ...
... territory : to provide also for the establishment of States , and permanent government therein , and for their admission to a share in the federal councils on an equal footing with the original States , at as early periods as may be ...
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... territory , shall be bounded by the Mississippi , the Ohio , and Wabash rivers ; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincent's , 1 due North , to the territorial line between the United States and Canada ; and , by the said ...
... territory , shall be bounded by the Mississippi , the Ohio , and Wabash rivers ; a direct line drawn from the Wabash and Post Vincent's , 1 due North , to the territorial line between the United States and Canada ; and , by the said ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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