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  2. United States territorial acquisitions table - Wikipedia

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    Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802) 1783: 892,135: 2,310,619----- Annexation of the Vermont Republic: 1791: 9,616: 24,905----- Louisiana ...

  3. State cessions - Wikipedia

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    Map of Texas, illustrating the area under de facto control of the Republic of Texas (in light yellow); the full extent of the Texan claim (light yellow and green); and modern-day borders of the State of Texas. Later in the 19th century, there was one more case of a state ceding some of its land to the federal government.

  4. History of Texas (1865–1899) - Wikipedia

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    A. R. Roessler's Latest Map of the State of Texas, 1874. During the American Civil War, Texas had joined the Confederate States.The Confederacy was defeated, and U.S. Army soldiers arrived in Texas on June 19, 1865 to take possession of the state, restore order, and enforce the emancipation of slaves.

  5. History of Delaware - Wikipedia

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    Delaware Federal Writers' Project; Delaware: A Guide to the First State (famous WPA guidebook 1938) Hancock, Harold. "Civil War Comes to Delaware." Civil War History 2.4 (1956): 29-46 online. Hancock, Harold Bell. The Loyalists of Revolutionary Delaware (2nd ed 1977) online free to borrow; Johnson, Amandus The Swedes in America 1638–1900: Vol.

  6. Homestead Acts - Wikipedia

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    After filing an affidavit with the government's agent, and paying him a $10 fee, the homesteader could begin occupying their claim. The government agent received the same fee for homestead land as he would have received if that land was sold for cash, 1/2 from the homesteader's filing fee and the other half from the patent (certificate) fee.

  7. Delaware - Wikipedia

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    Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula, and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated. Delaware's most populous city is Wilmington, and the state's capital is Dover, the second-most populous city in Delaware.

  8. What's in our names? How our streets and landmarks tell our ...

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    In 1906 he married Elizabeth Saxon — daughter of George Saxon, founder of Capital City Bank and Tallahassee real estate magnate. Ausley was such a beloved physician that numerous babies he ...

  9. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    While many sources state that Mexico recognized the independence of the eastern portion of Texas, the treaties were rejected by the Mexican government. Texas formally handed over sovereignty to the United States in a ceremony on February 19, 1846. [180] The annexation led to the beginning of the Mexican–American War a few months later. [180 ...