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 |
| Territory of Iowa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1763809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Iowa Territory Context triple: [Makataimeshekiakiak, placeOfDeath, Iowa Territory]
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Missouri Territory
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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Michigan Territory
Michigan Territory was an early 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that encompassed present-day Michigan and parts of surrounding states before they achieved statehood.
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C.
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory was a historical U.S. territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that preceded the formation of the state of Oklahoma.
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D.
Northwest Territory
The Northwest Territory was a vast early United States territory established after the American Revolution, encompassing lands that later became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
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E.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Iowa Territory Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Missouri Territory
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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B.
Michigan Territory
Michigan Territory was an early 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that encompassed present-day Michigan and parts of surrounding states before they achieved statehood.
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C.
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory was a historical U.S. territory in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that preceded the formation of the state of Oklahoma.
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D.
Northwest Territory
The Northwest Territory was a vast early United States territory established after the American Revolution, encompassing lands that later became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota.
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E.
New Mexico Territory
New Mexico Territory was a large U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the American Southwest, organized in 1850 and encompassing present-day New Mexico and Arizona as well as parts of surrounding states before later being subdivided into smaller territories and states.
- F. None of above. chosen
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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Subject: Iowa Territory Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.