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Territorial Evolution of the United States
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On April 2, 1790 US Congress accepted North Carolina's cession of its western counties, which had initially been ceded on December 22, 1789. The land became unorganized territory.
On May 26, 1790 the Southwest Ordinance organized the "Territory South of the Ohio River", or Southwest Territory, which corresponded to present-day Tennessee. |
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| On June 1, 1796 the Southwest Territory was admitted as the 16th state, Tennessee. | |
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