trans-Mississippi
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The Homestead Act settled Americans in large numbers in the trans-Mississippi West.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
Mr. Smith replied that, about the same time, he had received an ancient, lusty-throated rooster from a trans-Mississippi admirer who insisted that it symbolized "unterrified Democracy."
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1790, however, despite the presumptive dreams of a continental empire, the Louisiana Purchase remained in the future and the vast trans-Mississippi region continued under Spanish ownership.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Commenced migrating to the trans-Mississippi country as early as 1790, consequent upon the encroachments of civilization, and in 1818 3,000 more emigrated.
From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by Jackson, W. H.
Also one relating to instructions to Gen. Smith, trans-Mississippi Department, who assumes control of matters pertaining to the Treasury Department.
From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp
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