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The Treaty of 1818 transferred the Red River valley of North Dakota (about one quarter of the present-day state) from the British to the United States and placed the boundary on the 49th parallel. Known as the Pembina Territory, it later became part of the Minnesota and Dakota Territories.

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How did the United States acquire North Dakota?

Part of North Dakota was acquired in the Louisiana Purchase (from France), and part of it was acquired in the Treaty of 1818 (from the United Kingdom).


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North Dakota and South Dakota in the year 1861. That is because North Dakota and South Dakota were first combined into one state called Dakota. Dakota got split into North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.


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What are the neighboring states of North Dakota?

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Which 2 states have cardinal directions in their names?

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