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Though not always considered a Southwest state, the eastern half of Oklahoma was known as Indian Territory from 1834 to 1907, when it was joined with the Oklahoma Territory.
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25 real states but if you count the territories it would be... 32 (minus indian territory)
Spanish territory claimed the largest territory that later became a part of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson After the end of the American Revolution, Congress established a system for settling the new territory the United States acquired. The land involved was located west of the Appalachian Mountains and eventually became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and a portion of Minnesota. The Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787 served as a framework for settling this Northwest Territory.