USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE TREATY OF PARIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All lands east of the Mississippi River belongs to the New United States
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the United States victory over Britain in the War of 1812, the highly coveted Mississippi River officially and permanently belonged to the Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Mississippi River runs through or along 10 states, from Minnesota to Louisiana, and is used to define portions of these states borders, with Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi along the east side of the river, and Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas along its west side.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Choctaw, Chickasaw, Quapaw, Osage, Caddo, Natchez, and Tunica occupied territories in the Lower Mississippi; the Sioux, Sauk and Fox, Ojibwe (or Chippewa), Pottawatomie, Illini, Menominee, and Ho-chunk (or Winnebago) occupied the Upper Mississippi.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ever wonder which states are East of the Mississippi river? There are twenty six ( 26 ) of them. Here are all 26 in alphabetical order and on a map with the states shown in White. Use this link to view the 24 states West of the Mississippi River.

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