Notes: The NW Ordinance outlawed slavery in the creation of new states, something which factored into the Civil War. The Louisiana Purchase, 1803 Acquisition of the trans-Mississippi West (today: 14 states, about ¼ of the current US landmass—at the time, one-half of the nation From the Spanish via Napoleon and the French—a surprise The significance for Illinois: Westward expansion with Illinois as the jumping off point (eg, Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1803-1804) Continual warfare against the Indians…
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