Iowa Territory

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Iowa Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1838 to 1846 that encompassed present-day Iowa and parts of surrounding states before Iowa achieved statehood.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Iowa Territory canonical 17
Iowa Territory (1838–1846) 1
Iowa Territory region 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
admittedSuccessorEntity Iowa
admittedSuccessorEntityDate 1846-12-28
borderedBy Illinois
Indian Territory
Missouri
Wisconsin Territory
capital Burlington, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
category 1846 disestablishments in the United States
Former territories of the United States
Pre-statehood history of Iowa
States and territories established in 1838
continent North America
country United States of America
createdBy Act of the United States Congress
createdFrom Wisconsin Territory
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
demographics primarily Euro-American settlers and Native American nations
endTime 1846-12-28
flag United States flag
surface form: Flag of the United States
followed Wisconsin Territory
followedBy Iowa
surface form: State of Iowa
governmentType Territorial government of the United States
hasJurisdictionOver Burlington, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
surface form: Iowa City
historyOfTopic History of Iowa
History of the Midwestern United States
language English
legalStatus incorporated territory
legislature Iowa General Assembly
surface form: Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa
locatedInPresentDay Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wyoming
namedAfter Iowa River
organizedStatus organized territory
partOf American frontier
United States territorial expansion
predecessorEntity Michigan Territory
surface form: Michigan Territory (for some earlier lands via Wisconsin Territory)
startTime 1838-07-04
subdivisionOf United States government
surface form: United States federal government
timePeriod 19th century

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Referenced by (20)

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

Makataimeshekiakiak placeOfDeath Iowa Territory
Davis County, Iowa Territory locatedIn Iowa Territory
Treaty of Prairie du Chien regionAffected Iowa Territory
subject surface form: Treaty of Prairie du Chien (1830)
this entity surface form: Iowa Territory region
Michigan Territory followedBy Iowa Territory
Michigan Territory dissolvedInto Iowa Territory
Missouri Territory followedBy Iowa Territory
Wisconsin Territory followed Iowa Territory
this entity surface form: Territory of Iowa
Wisconsin Territory followedBy Iowa Territory
Bloomfield, Iowa Territory partOfHistoricalEntity Iowa Territory
this entity surface form: Iowa Territory (1838–1846)
Burlington, Iowa formerCapitalOf Iowa Territory
Peter A. Sarpy workLocation Iowa Territory
Peter A. Sarpy associatedWith Iowa Territory
Keokuk placeAssociated Iowa Territory
Louisa Massey regionAssociatedWith Iowa Territory
George Wallace Jones livedIn Iowa Territory
Ansel Briggs livedIn Iowa Territory
Robert Lucas livedIn Iowa Territory