Republican (constitutionalist) President Madison signs the Mississippi Territorial Act, annexing the Spanish enclave of West Florida to the united States.
[restored 11/26/2021]
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Authority:
Articles of Confederation, Article XI
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 70.
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