Missouri Territory

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The Missouri Territory was a vast early-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the central and western regions of North America that preceded the creation of several Midwestern and Great Plains states.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
borderedBy Mississippi River
Missouri River
capital St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis
continent North America
country United States of America
dateDissolved 1821-08-10
dateEstablished 1812-06-04
dissolutionCause admission of Missouri as a state
creation of Arkansas Territory
establishedBy United States Congress
establishedUnder Presidency of James Madison
surface form: James Madison administration
followedBy Arkansas Territory
Dakota Territory
Indian Territory
Iowa Territory
Kansas Territory
Michigan Territory
Minnesota Territory
Nebraska Territory
Missouri
surface form: State of Missouri

Wisconsin Territory
unorganized territory of the United States
governedBy territorial governor
governmentType territorial government
includedIndigenousHomelandsOf Omaha people
Osage Nation
Sioux people
surface form: Sioux peoples
includedPresentDayTerritoryOf Arkansas
Colorado (part)
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
surface form: Minnesota (part)

Missouri
Montana
surface form: Montana (part)

Nebraska
New Mexico Territory
surface form: New Mexico (part)

North Dakota
surface form: North Dakota (part)

Oklahoma
surface form: Oklahoma (part)

South Dakota
surface form: South Dakota (part)

Texas
surface form: Texas (part)

Wyoming
surface form: Wyoming (part)
language English
legalStatus slave territory under U.S. law
locatedIn central United States
western United States
namedAfter Missouri River
partOf Louisiana Purchase
precededBy Louisiana Territory
timePeriod early 19th century

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Input
Subject: Missouri Territory
Description of subject: The Missouri Territory was a vast early-19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the central and western regions of North America that preceded the creation of several Midwestern and Great Plains states.

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of St. Louis (1804) signingLocation Missouri Territory
Stephen F. Austin residence Missouri Territory
Henry Dodge residence Missouri Territory
Arkansas Territory separatedFrom Missouri Territory
Arkansas Territory borderedBy Missouri Territory
Arkansas Territory precededBy Missouri Territory
Chouteau family associatedWith Missouri Territory
this entity surface form: United States territorial period in Missouri
Chouteau family politicalInfluenceIn Missouri Territory
Illinois Territory borderedBy Missouri Territory
Daniel Boone placeOfDeath Missouri Territory
Louisiana Territory successorEntity Missouri Territory
Julia Hancock residence Missouri Territory
Julia Hancock placeOfDeath Missouri Territory
Moses Austin deathPlace Missouri Territory