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Apr 17, 2014
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Freddie Cougar
Yes, but there really was no central government to speak of
The Continental Congress was entirely a creature of the states.
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Percent of land owned by Federal Government by state:
riboflavin
4/17/14 9:10am
I am surprised California is that high.
QuinneyCoug
4/17/14 9:12am
Utah is higher than Alaska? That is ridiculous.
CougDogg-e-Dogg
4/17/14 9:15am
that's what happens when you win land in a war
TXSmith
4/17/14 9:17am
weren't east coast states won "in a war"?
riboflavin
4/17/14 9:21am
Yes, but there really was no central government to speak of
Freddie Cougar
4/17/14 9:24am
yes, but the land was privately owned and granted by England. The interesting
TXSmith
4/17/14 9:26am
You are right, but it looks like there is very little fed land in PR.
CougDogg-e-Dogg
4/17/14 9:23am
I'm surprised that the Federal Government only owns 62% of Alaska
deek1906
4/17/14 9:20am
Native American Issues and the Gold Rush for free land made a dent
TXSmith
4/17/14 9:21am
I would think Alaska would be like 99.9%
Walter Bellhaven
4/17/14 9:21am
And Wyoming and North and South Dakota
Walter Bellhaven
4/17/14 9:22am
Seems like Senators from those states would be able to band together to make
frontrowcougar
4/17/14 9:22am
Not when senators like Harry Reid come from those states.
deek1906
4/17/14 9:25am
We're number 1!!
Renocougar
4/17/14 9:24am
Utah is used to finishing #2. Let's have a parade
run26
4/17/14 11:50am
Here is a map that illustrates it nicely
Supercoug
4/17/14 9:27am
When they were Federal territories conquered or purchased from other countries,
Japan Coug
4/17/14 9:31am
Yep
lawboy
4/17/14 9:46am
what's the deal with Oklahoma, then? Federal Government was giving land away
deek1906
4/17/14 9:47am
basically totally given away by the Feds under the Oklahoma Land Rush
TXSmith
4/17/14 9:54am
That explains why the Feds own so much of Nevada
deek1906
4/17/14 10:25am
No, they owned it, as long as the Federal government sold or granted it to them.
Japan Coug
4/17/14 9:55am
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