American Revolution colonists looking for new land defied British laws and settled on the west side of the Allegany Mountains. Sometimes America extended its boundaries by purchase, sometimes via diplomacy, sometimes through the use of raw force.

早在独立战争之前，殖民者们为了寻找新的土地，就已经在违反英国法律的情况下在阿勒格尼山地区定居，有时美国通过购买土地扩展领土，有时通过外交手段获得，而还有时是通过暴力。