North Carolina western lands
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North Carolina western lands were the expansive frontier territories once claimed by North Carolina that later formed the basis for the federal Territory South of the River Ohio and ultimately the state of Tennessee.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former territory
ⓘ
frontier region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Native American–United States frontier conflicts
ⓘ
State of Franklin movement NERFINISHED ⓘ westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Georgia to the southwest
ⓘ
Mississippi River to the west ⓘ South Carolina to the south ⓘ Virginia to the north ⓘ |
| cededTo |
Congress of the United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBy |
Southwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBasisFor |
Southwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
North Carolina colonial government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of North Carolina government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
late 18th century
ⓘ
post-American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of state-to-federal land cession in early United States history
ⓘ
precursor territory to the creation of Tennessee ⓘ |
| laterContained |
Knox County, Southwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington District settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | claimed territory of North Carolina before cession ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Appalachian region NERFINISHED ⓘ south of the Ohio River ⓘ west of the Allegheny Mountains ⓘ west of the Appalachian Mountains ⓘ |
| originallyClaimedBy |
Province of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn |
present-day Tennessee
ⓘ
present-day western North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf | State of North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyInhabitedBy |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Indigenous peoples of the Southeast ⓘ |
| relevantLaw | Land cession acts between North Carolina and the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Cession to the United States creating the Territory South of the River Ohio
ⓘ
attempted formation of the State of Franklin within part of the territory ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transformedInto | federal public domain lands ⓘ |
| usedFor |
land grants to Revolutionary War veterans
ⓘ
settlement by Euro-American pioneers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.