 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - Law reports, digests, etc - 1870 - 820 pages
...first section of the act of the 26th of March, 1804,1 1 Land Laws, 112, " all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana which lies south of the Mississippi Territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi River... | |
 | Augustus Maverick - Journalism - 1870 - 548 pages
...bearing date March G, 1820, in which it was also declared that "in all that territory ceded by Franco to the United States, under the name -of Louisiana, which lies north of 3C'*30/ of north latitude, not included within the limits of the State of Missouri, SLAVKRY AND INVOLUNTARY... | |
 | Edward Morehouse Douglas - Physical geography - 1923 - 878 pages
...The act approved March 26, 1804,1 defines the Territory of Orleans as all that portion of country, ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi river,... | |
 | Charles Buxton Going - Statesmen - 1924 - 826 pages
...original States, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories." By the 8th section of that act it was provided, "that in all that territory ceded by France...States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of 36 degrees and 30 minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated... | |
 | Education - 1900 - 662 pages
...until February 18. On February 3 Senator Thomas, of Illinois, moved this amendment to the joint bill: "That in all that territory ceded by France to the...States under the name of Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-sdx degrees and thirty-four minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof as is included... | |
 | Willis Duke Weatherford - African Americans - 1924 - 498 pages
...limit of the Northwest territory, but in order to keep a balance it was finally voted "That in all the territory ceded by France to the United States under...Louisiana, which lies north of thirty-six degrees, thirty minutes, north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act,... | |
 | Charles Buxton Going - Statesmen - 1924 - 824 pages
...territory to form a constitution. But, 2, it was stipulated that slavery should be excluded from all "the territory ceded by France to the United States under the name of Louisiana, north of 36° 30' north latitude." 3. Maine was to be admitted to the Union. The inhabitants of Missouri... | |
 | John Bach McMaster - United States - 1924 - 680 pages
...and moved that the sixth article of the Ordinance of 1787 should apply to all that tract of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lay north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes, except so much as was to be included in Missouri.... | |
 | Carl Russell Fish - United States - 1925 - 696 pages
...admitted as a free state in 1820, and Missouri as a slave state in 1821. The Missouri enabling act of 1820 provided "That in all that territory ceded by France to the United States, which lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits... | |
 | History - 1926 - 298 pages
...divide it into two territories. By an act of congress passed in March 1804, "all that portion of country ceded by France to the United States, under the name of Louisiana, which lies south of the Mississippi territory, and of an east and west line to commence on the Mississippi river,... | |
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