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Great Lakes (search for this): chapter 5
ject involves a discussion of the title of all claimants to the territory between the Alleghany mountains and the Mississippi river from the Florida line to the Great Lakes, and the final cession to the United States of all this territory, except Kentucky, which was erected into an independent state by consent of Virginia. There wwhole country to the United States. Virginia claimed the whole territory from her southern boundary line extending to the Mississippi and up northward to the Great Lakes, including Kentucky and all the country which afterward became the Northwest Territory. This claim was based upon her charter of 1609, and upheld by actual posti possidetis, which Virginia so happily supplied by the success of her expedition under George Rogers Clarke. The boundaries were established to extend to the Great Lakes, the Mississippi river and the Florida line, embracing all the western territory within the charter claims of Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia, Connecticut and
Idaho (Idaho, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
very agitation assumed, for a while, a calmer aspect. The line of 36° 30′, which had been made the dividing line between the Slave and Free States, left by far the greater area of unsettled territory to the North. There remained now to the South only the territories of Arkansas and Florida and what has since become the Indian Territory. North of this line lay the immense stretch of country which embraced the present States of Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, the two Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Kansas, part of Colorado, and part of the territory of Wyoming. In addition to this, as the claim of the United States to Oregon extended to the parallel 54° 40′, a large and indefinite area might become Northern territory. It required no great prescience to foresee that, if political parties should ever come to be arrayed on the geographical line which divided the Free and Slave States, the time was near at hand when the South would become what New England<
England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 5
f the transaction, was the second war with Great Britain, closing in 1815 with the brilliant battlst of the Mississippi over territory which Great Britain had been accustomed to regard as her own. than it really was. Was it not better for Great Britain to leave them this bone of contention thantained strong expressions of attachment to Great Britain and the ardent desire for reconciliation. erty of the United States as successors to Great Britain, and prayed Congress to decide their contrd. France was now the ceding power, while Great Britain looked on with polite envy, and Spain thre of Paris, February 10, 1763, she ceded to Great Britain all of her American possessions east of a olve her in hostility with his enemies. Great Britain had shown marked dissatisfaction with the left the northern boundary in dispute with Great Britain. Its final settlement many years later thtates, and Richard Pakenham on the part of Great Britain. It was laid before the Senate for ratifi[103 more...]
Indiana (Indiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
PresidentVice-President. StatesJames Monroe.Rufus King.P. P. Tompkins.J. E. Howard.James Ross.John Marshall.R. G. Harper. Connecticut954 Delaware33 Georgia88 Indiana33 Kentucky1212 Louisiana33 Maryland88 Massachusetts2222 New Hampshire88 New Jersey88 New York2929 North Carolina1515 Ohio88 Pennsylvania2525 Rhode Islaroe.John Q Adams.Vacancies.D. D. Tompkins.R. Stockton.D. Rodney.R. G. Harper.Richard Rush.Vacancies. Alabama33 Connecticut99 Delaware44 Georgia88 Illinois33 Indiana33 Kentucky1212 Louisiana33 Maine99 Maryland11101 Massachusetts1578 Mississippi2121 Missouri33 New Hampshire7171 New Jersey88 New York2929 North Carolinresident.Vice-President. STATESJames K. Polk.Henry Clay.G. M. DallasT. Frelinghuysen. Alabama99 Arkansas33 Connecticut66 Delaware33 Georgia1010 Illinois99 Indiana1212 Kentucky1212 Louisiana66 Maine99 Maryland88 Massachusetts1212 Michigan55 Mississippi66 Missouri77 New Hampshire66 New Jersey77 New York3636 North
Maine (Maine, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
hich was disputed. If the area of Vermont and Maine be added, which were independently erected intinois33 Indiana33 Kentucky1212 Louisiana33 Maine99 Maryland11101 Massachusetts1578 Mississiplicated with the question for the admission of Maine. In the Senate, the South could put a veto onts had already assented to the separation, and Maine had formed a constitution. The petitions for admission, one from Maine and one from Missouri, were presented to the House in December, 1819. A bill for the admission of Maine speedily passed and was sent to the Senate, while the petition of Muri was admitted, the South would gladly admit Maine. If the North chose to block the further admiois, became the ultimate basis of compromise. Maine was admitted. The act enabling Missouri to fo. No further act of Congress being necessary, Maine became a State at once. Missouri was doomedois99 Indiana1212 Kentucky1212 Louisiana66 Maine99 Maryland88 Massachusetts1212 Michigan55
New Hampshire (New Hampshire, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
elaware and Pennsylvania. Against it were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, Sou.John Adams.Charles C. Pinckney.John Jay. New Hampshire66 Massachusetts1616 Rhode Island431 Conn.C. C. Pinckney.Geo. Clinton.Rufus King. New Hampshire77 Massachusetts1919 Rhode Island44 Conne; Champlin, of Rhode Island; Goodrich, of New Hampshire; Horsey, of Delaware; Lloyd, of Massachusell and Hunter, of Rhode Island; Gilman, of New Hampshire; Lloyd, of Massachusetts; German, of New Yt Clinton.Elbridge Gerry.Jared Ingersoll. New Hampshire817 Massachusetts22220 Rhode Island44 Coof Vermont refused, and the legislature of New Hampshire failed to appoint delegates; yet the convechusetts1578 Mississippi2121 Missouri33 New Hampshire7171 New Jersey88 New York2929 North Car12 Michigan55 Mississippi66 Missouri77 New Hampshire66 New Jersey77 New York3636 North Carolification by President Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, being the only instance in which the rati[4 more...]
Columbia River (United States) (search for this): chapter 5
Previous to this political campaign very little popular interest had been manifested in the affairs of Oregon. The claims founded on Captain Gray's discovery in 1792 were allowed to sleep. Yet, even before Captain Gray's discovery, the, Columbia river had appeared to the mental vision of Thomas Jefferson. When minister to France, being convinced by the profound reasoning of his own mind that there must be a great river to convey the waters from the western slope of the Rocky mountains to the great western river. A comic play represents the Spanish Queen as ordering Columbus to cross the Atlantic and discover America, but there was philosophy and not comedy in the instructions which Jefferson gave to Ledyard to discover the Columbia river. The expedition was prevented by the jealousy of Russia. Mr. Ledyard was arrested in Siberia and forced to abandon the project. Thus Jefferson's mental vision remained unverified by physical demon stration until the discovery by Captain Gr
California (California, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
ssession of the northern portions, which were sparsely settled and undefended. The remarkable marches and the bloodless conquests of Fremont and Kearney, with insignificant forces, and the occupation of San Francisco by Commodore Sloat, placed California and all the northern portion of Mexico in the possession of the United States at the close of the war. Her military power had been crushed by Scott and Taylor, and Mexico was helpless. It now remained for the victors to dictate terms. Shouln senate by a vote of 33 to 5, ratifications were exchanged May 30, 1848, and the treaty was promulgated by proclamation, July 4 By this treaty the boundary was established at the Rio Grande, and all claims of Mexico to Texas, New Mexico and California were ceded to the United States. In consideration of these cessions, the United States agreed to pay $15,000,000 to Mexico, and to assume debts of Mexico to citizens of the United States, not to exceed $3,250,000. The treaty contained twenty-t
Goliad (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
to enforce the edict forbidding further immigration from the United States. On the 28th of September, 1835, the Texans defeated a body of Mexican troops at Gonzales, and the war for independence began. Being defeated in a number of battles, at Goliad, Conception, Sepanticlan and San Antonio, General Cos was forced to surrender. The Texan Congress declared that the Mexican government had forfeited the allegiance of Texas, invited the co-operation of other Mexican States and organized a prove. Santa Anna made war in the most barbarous manner. Confident of crushing the Texans, he seemed determined to exterminate the rebels. The massacre at the Alamo and the inhuman murder of 500 soldiers, who surrendered under Colonel Fannin, at Goliad, aroused the Texans to efforts almost superhuman. At San Jacinto, April 21st, 800 Texans under General Sam Houston defeated over 1600 Mexicans under Santa Anna, destroying his army and capturing the leader. A treaty was speedily made with Santa
Fernandina, Fla. (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 5
titution and elected General John McIntosh governor. Colonel Ashley was appointed commander of the military forces. The patriots, as they were called, aided by American gunboats, demanded from Don Jose Lopez the surrender of Amelia Island and Fernandina. The capitulation was made March 17, 1812, to General John McIntosh, who claimed to be governor of the independent State of Florida. March 19th, General McIntosh, as governor of Florida, surrendered the post to General Matthews. Lieutenant Ridgely, of the United States army, with a force of United States troops, was placed in command. Fernandina had been for some time past a depot for neutral trade and a port for smugglers avoiding the commercial restrictions. The patriot army, numbering about 300 men, now marched to attack St. Augustine. Here they were repulsed by Governor Estrada and retreated to the St. Johns. When these proceedings became known at Washington, the Spanish and British ministers protested against them. The Un
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