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Ohio was first owned by the French. The French and Indian War caused it to become part of British land. It became a state in 1803 after the American Revolution when it was obtained by the United States as the Northwest Territory.

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Louisiana was first taken over by the French. it was then bought during the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.

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Indiana was owned by the Native Americans at first. Conflict was made when many white immigrants moved there causing a problem between them and the tribes. Indiana became a state not many years after The Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 which was won by General William Henry Harrison.

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Even though Mississippi was first home to many native tribes and the Spanish the permanent settlers were created by the French. What we now know as Mississippi was then the Western part of Mississippi.

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Illinois was captured by the British after the French and Indian War. After the Revolution War the Illinois Territory became apart of the US and a state in 1818.

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The French and Indian war occurred after the British took over Alabama. It was then given up to the United States after the American Revolution. It first was apart of the Mississippi territory but that soon became its own state leaving it to become Alabama territory

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Maine was added to the union as a free state because of the Missouri Compromise.

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Like Maine, Missouri was added to the union because of the Missouri Compromise, but it was added as a slave state.

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Due to the Louisiana Purchase, Arkansas became part of United States. It then became it's own territory from the rest of the land that was taken in the Louisiana Purchase in 1819. Though it did not become a state until 1836.

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Britain had control of the land after the French and Indian War. That changed after the American Revolution though since the US took it. It was first the Northwest Territory but changed by becoming the Indiana Territory in 1800. Finally, the Michigan Territory was made five years later and in 1837 it became a state.

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In 1821 Florida became a United States Territory after be controlled by Spain, France, and Britain. It then became a state in 1845.

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United Stated settlers acquired the Texas land during the Louisiana Purchase with permission from the Mexican Government but soon cause conflict. Texas then became its own nation, the Texas Republic, but then in 1845 join with the union.

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Iowa was given to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase and became a territory in 1838. After new boundaries were created it then became a state in 1846.

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Wisconsin became apart of the Northwest Territory in 1787. Then in 1836 is became its own territory, the Wisconsin Territory, and then in 1848 it became a state.

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California was given up to United States by Mexico in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It did not become a territory like the others states but then became a state two years later in 1850.

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The United States acquired Minnesota through the Louisiana Purchase. It became Minnesota Territory in 1849 and became a state in 1858.

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The United States and the United Kingdom settled in what is now Oregon. In 1846 the 49th parallel was put into place which was the border between British and American territories. The British portion then became part of Canada and the United States portion became the state of Oregon in 1859.