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The United Kingdom ceded most of its remaining land in North America to Canada, with Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory becoming the North-West Territories. The Rupert's Land Act 1868 transferred the region to Canada as of 1869, but it was only consummated in 1870 when £300,000 were paid to the Hudson's Bay Company.
The North-Western Territory was transferred by the United Kingdom to Canada, thus transferring its portion of the Alaska boundary dispute. [293] Northwestern North America: February 9, 1871 A small parcel was transferred from Dakota Territory to Nebraska following a sudden change in course of the Missouri River. [211] [294] July 20, 1871
Accession Date Area (sq.mi.) Area (km 2.) Cost in dollars Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802)
The Massachusetts Bay Colony French settlements and forts in the so-called Illinois Country, 1763, which encompassed parts of the modern day states of Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Kentucky) A 1775 map of the German Coast, a historical region of present-day Louisiana located above New Orleans on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River Vandalia was the name of a proposed British colony ...
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the American extension of the general European conflict known as the Seven Years' War. Previous colonial wars in North America had started in Europe and then spread to the colonies, but the French and Indian War is notable for having started in North America and spread to Europe.
The Manuʻa islands became part of American Samoa in 1904, and Swains Island became part of American Samoa in 1925. [62] Congress ratified American Samoa's treaties in 1929. [62] For 51 years, the U.S. Navy controlled the territory. [34] American Samoa is locally self-governing under a constitution last revised in 1967.
The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.
René-Levasseur Island, world's largest artificial island [1] and 2nd largest inland island; Grand Lake on the Island of Newfoundland. Glover Island, world's 18th largest inland island; River islands of North America: Saint Lawrence River. Île de Montréal, most populous island of Canada; Niagara River. Grand Island; Navy Island; Goat Island ...