Spain.
Before the Louisiana purchase the French controlled all land west of the Mississippi river. Later in the century a deal was struck between the US and the Russians to buy the territory that is now know as Alaska.
for trade and transportation
the spanish had control of the mississippi river in 1764
The original British colonies were east of the Appalachians. In fact, in the late 1750s, a law was passed that prohibited any settling beyond the Appalachians, even though the colonies extended beyond.
land west of Appalachians
The stamp act
Sold land west of the Appalachians
Proclamation of 1763
There are thousands of towns west of the Appalachians.
family who were looking for land and a way to survive.
Because they gave the United States claim to land west of the Appalachians.
France.
they wanted to settle the land and expand their country they also wanted more natural resources
the low price and easy availability of land
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The land West of the Cumberland is controlled by Daniel Boone, King George II, and Duke of England.