[DOC] [TLE] Territorialism in the U.S., 1789-Present (Maps) | LA CHULETA ... [PAR] West of the Mississippi, it was defined as the Mississippi Basin, whose extent was 
... whole of present-day Arkansas, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and 
Oklahoma, ... held by the Northwest Territory after Indiana Territory had been split 
from it. ... Oregon Country consisted of most of present-day Idaho and Oregon, all 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the 
French and Indian ... From independence, the United States expanded rapidly to 
the west, ..... the modern borders, as it was defined only as the watershed of the 
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Oregon, all of... [DOC] [TLE] Southwestern United States - Wikipedia [PAR] The Southwestern United States is a region of the United States which includes 
Arizona, the ..... The Ute were found over most of modern-day Utah and Colorado
, as well as northern New Mexico and Arizona. ..... portion of the Southwest in the 
United States, as defined by the Society, had shrunk to Arizona and New Mexico,
... [DOC] [TLE] Indian removal - Wikipedia [PAR] Indian removal was a policy of the United States government in the 19th century 
whereby Native Americans were forcibly removed from their ancestral homelands 
in the eastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi River ..... Most 
Muscogee were removed to Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears in 1834, 
although... [DOC] [TLE] America's Last Frontier: Oklahoma - The New American [PAR] Nov 3, 2015 ... More than 12,000 pioneers poured into Oklahoma City alone, which that morning 
... and sometimes forcing the many tribes east of the Mississippi River to the ... 
The stream of American citizens pioneering west for land and destiny .... It 
opened present-day Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties and portions of... [DOC] [TLE] Trail of Tears - Native American History - HISTORY.com [PAR] Find out more about the history of Trail of Tears, including videos, interesting 
articles, pictures, ... As President Andrew Jackson noted in 1832, if no one 
intended to enforce the ... the Mississippi for land to the west, in the Indian 
colonization zone that the United ... (This Indian territory was located in present
-day Oklahoma.). [DOC] [TLE] American Indians - Manifest Destiny [PAR] During most of the colonial era, the British Crown dealt with the Indian tribes ... 
Once the United States came into being, they were removed several more times. 
... in the west that included the land area in all of present-day Kansas, most of ... 
and the creation of Oklahoma Territory, Indian Country had shrunk to its final form
. [DOC] [TLE] Population, Immigration, and the Drying of the American Southwest ... [PAR] We present evidence that indicates there is insufficient water for the region's ... 
The United States is one of the world's most populous nations, joining China and 
India .... the region in 1995 and continues in areas of the Southwest to this day. ... 
even as critical reservoirs shrank and nearby farms and ranches were drying up,
... [DOC] [TLE] The South: Where is it? What is it? - American Studies @ The ... [PAR] People more or less agree about which parts of the United States are in the 
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present. If we could get at it, one of the best ways to define the South would be 
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Oklahoma,... [DOC] [TLE] A Short History of American Capitalism: INDIAN AMERICA [PAR] They could, however, gain far more by employing workers on the land. .... Still 
another meaning was the Natives' willingness to exchange valuable furs for 
goods ... was the first such army campaign west of the Mississippi.37 The 
conquest continued. ... Indians to move to Indian Territory (primarily present-day 
Oklahoma). [DOC] [TLE] A Question of Boundaries - Louisiana:

Question: Once defined as most of the U.S. west of the Mississippi, it shrank to most of present-day Oklahoma
Answer: Indian Territory