Under the Articles of Confederation the American colonists fought and defeated Great Britain and gained independence. By the end of the "Confederation era," Congers had created a bureaucracy to administer the day-to-day affairs of the government. The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles. The large states holding vast amounts of western land ceded the land to the government under the Articles so that all the states could share in the wealth of those lands. The Northwest Ordinances were passed that provided for the creation of equal, self governing states in the Northwest Territories and the newly created states would have the same rights and privileges as the original 13 states. Congress also provided for a survey of the western lands to prepare the land for sale to all.
Discourse Concerning Western Planting was created in 1584.
Western Europe had been most successful at exploration and colonization.
The claim of 7 of the 13 states to immense tracts of western lands
The Good Neighbor Policy was, by and large, successful throughout the Western Hemisphere.
the disposition of western lands.
Shay's rebellion
Maryland refused to approve the Articles of Confederation unless specific demands were met, particularly concerning land claims by several states. They sought assurances that western lands would be ceded to the federal government for the benefit of all states, ensuring equitable distribution and preventing land monopolies. Maryland's insistence on these terms was crucial for the eventual ratification of the Articles in 1781.
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state claims to western territories
Elizabeth I of England.
~ Planning an Empire for Liberty - charting the settlement of the vast western public domain - was the greatest single achievement in domestic policy for the Confederation. ~ In military matters, the Confederation brought the War of Independence to a successful end. ~ A peace treaty with England.
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