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== Early Settlers == | == Early Settlers == | ||
{{CahokiaMound}}Before 1787, settlers in what is now Illinois lived in an area once controlled by France (1678-1763), Spain, Great Britain (1763-1778) or Virginia (1778-1784). Without moving, these settlers were in the Northwest Territory, Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory and finally the State of Illinois in 1818. “Throughout these periods, respective government agents registered land transactions. After the United States established its control over Illinois in 1784, the federal government eventually began a review process to determine the legitimacy of preexisting land claims. When examinations were completed in 1814, federal authorities had confirmed title to less than half of the claims presented to them.” (quoted from Illinois State Archives [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard124.pdf Genealogical Research Series Pamphlet No. 1 Land Sale Records]) | {{CahokiaMound}}Before 1787, settlers in what is now Illinois lived in an area once controlled by France (1678-1763), Spain, Great Britain (1763-1778) or Virginia (1778-1784). Without moving, these settlers were in the Northwest Territory, Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory and finally the State of Illinois in 1818. “Throughout these periods, respective government agents registered land transactions. After the United States established its control over Illinois in 1784, the federal government eventually began a review process to determine the legitimacy of preexisting land claims. When examinations were completed in 1814, federal authorities had confirmed title to less than half of the claims presented to them.” (quoted from Illinois State Archives [https://web.archive.org/web/20170218122936/http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard124.pdf Genealogical Research Series Pamphlet No. 1 Land Sale Records]) | ||
== Government Land Transfers == | == Government Land Transfers == | ||
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