it was considered illegal by some because the U.S. Constitution at the time did not contain any provisions for acquiring new territory.
it was considered illegal by some because the U.S. Constitution at the time did not contain any provisions for acquiring new territory.
The Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance, structuring settlement of the Northwest Territory and creating policy for the addition of new states to the nation.
Australia's six states are: New South Wales Victoria Tasmania Queensland South Australia Western Australia In addition, there are two mainland territories. They are: Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory There are another seven offshore territories.
a new emphasis on acquiring goods.
The term for expanding territory is "territorial expansion" or "imperialism." It refers to the process of a country acquiring new land or territories to increase its size and influence.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory
The addition of new states to the union create dispute because the free-slave territory was becoming bigger than the slave territory. The South felt cheated.
it was considered illegal by some because the U.S. Constitution at the time did not contain any provisions for acquiring new territory.
it was considered illegal by some because the U.S. Constitution at the time did not contain any provisions for acquiring new territory.
The Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance, structuring settlement of the Northwest Territory and creating policy for the addition of new states to the nation.
Perhaps because Mexico lost it during the Mexican-American WAR(1846-1848)?
equals the interest
Plumbing New Territory TX
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In the Compromise of 1850, the Mexican Cession territory (excluding California) was to become New Mexico and Utah. Their slave situations were to be determined using popular sovereignty, or the power of the votes of the people to decide if it would be a slave state or not. In addition, the Compromise of 1850 also gave the disputed territory between Texas, a slave state, and New Mexico to New Mexico. This invalidated the previous compromise, the Missouri Compromise, which banned slavery in North of 36 in newly gained territory.