11-05-2002, 09:35 PM
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Originally posted by Donut:
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Originally posted by antryg:
Texas is unique as a state in that it was neither one of the original colonies that joined together to form the US nor was it aquired via purchase or war.
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Is this so? Were Idaho or Illinois acquired via purchase or war. (BTW I know there were many more. Hawaii?)[/QUOTE] I found this on the web.
Thirteen states or parts of states have been carved from The Louisiana Purchase Territory. They are as follows: Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, lowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Colorado and Montana.
In my history class last week we covered the purchase of Idaho and Washington, and I found in my notes that we bought those from the British as part of a deal to give the British help if a feared Russian threat emerged in Canada...or some such. Im still researching.
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