The entire chapter can be seen on the Iowa History Site ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ History of Iowa Volume I Chapter V Spainsh Rule in Louisiana - Free Navigation Act - The Territory Ceded to France - Louisiana Purchased by the United States - The Northwest Territory - System of Land Surveying - Provision for School System - Slavery Prohibited - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/