Sentence examples for western territory from inspiring English sources

The glow of the Revolution had by then faded, and the American population was spreading into Western territory.

In 1790 much of the state's western territory was ceded back to the United States, and that land was soon reorganized into the state of Tennessee.

Tibetan monks and nuns are burning themselves to death to protest Chinese rule, and there are recurrent ethnic clashes in the enormous western territory of Xinjiang.

Islamic State militants, who government forces are trying to eject from large swathes of northern and western territory seized in 2014, claimed responsibility for the bombing.

He returned to national prominence in 1820 when he represented Southern planters in resisting the Missouri Compromise, which outlawed slavery in new western territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.

The Treaty of Verdun (August 843) left Lothar the Middle Realm of the Frankish dominions, from the North Sea to Italy, while Louis received the eastern and Charles the western territory.

Western territories could become slave states by popular vote.

Huge migrations, mainly to the ex-German "western territories," added to the instability.

With ready access to markets, settlers moved into upstate New York and western territories.

Laborers in all occupations and those who journeyed to settle the Western Territories are celebrated.

Slavery in Western territories was not yet an issue in presidential elections by 1800.