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Did the Americans buy Illinois

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

No, Illinois was never purchased.

It was claimed by the French but soon ceded to the British and then later to Virginia who claimed it as part of their territory. A few years later Virginia gave up their claim to Illinoise territory to the United States who then deemed it part of the Northwest Territories.

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14y ago

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