from Virginia and made into a new state in 1792. The cessions were not entirely selfless—in some cases the cessions were made in exchange for federal...

the Louisiana Purchase. Spain made a cession of East and West Florida by the treaty of February 22, 1819. Cessions have been severally made of a part of...

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States. One of the Mid-Atlantic states, it borders the Atlantic Ocean, New...

boundary of the new state of Texas. At roughly 529,000 square miles (1,370,000 km2), not including any Texas lands, the Mexican Cession was the third-largest...

media related to Maps from Indian Land Cessions in the United States (1899). Animated map of Native American cessions, treaties, reservations, et al. on YouTube...

purchased 1836; Missouri Saginaw Cession; ceded 1819; Michigan Territory (eventually Michigan) The following are state cessions made during the building of...

a cession to Congress to help pay off debts related to the American War for Independence. It was founded with the intent of becoming the 14th state of...

the Union. Jefferson's proposal to create a federal domain through state cessions of western lands was derived from earlier proposals dating back to 1776...

Examples of cession include the cession of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, purchases such as the Louisiana Purchase and the Alaska Purchase, and cessions involving...

Congress Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence State cessions Timeline of the American Revolution United Colonies Cogliano (2000)...