Minnesota Territory
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Minnesota Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1849 to 1858 that encompassed present-day Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas before statehood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Minnesota Territory canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4967691 — 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: Minnesota Territory Context triple: [Northwest Territory, followedBy, Minnesota Territory]
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Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. organized incorporated territory that once encompassed much of the northern Great Plains before being gradually reduced to form the state of Nebraska and parts of several other states.
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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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Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that once encompassed the areas that later became North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of neighboring states.
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Iowa Territory
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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E.
Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. territorial region that became a focal point of violent conflict over slavery’s expansion before eventually entering the Union as the state of Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Minnesota Territory Target entity description: Minnesota Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1849 to 1858 that encompassed present-day Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas before statehood.
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A.
Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. organized incorporated territory that once encompassed much of the northern Great Plains before being gradually reduced to form the state of Nebraska and parts of several other states.
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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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C.
Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that once encompassed the areas that later became North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of neighboring states.
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D.
Iowa Territory
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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Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. territorial region that became a focal point of violent conflict over slavery’s expansion before eventually entering the Union as the state of Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iowa Territory (later State of Iowa) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Saint Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| createdByAct | Organic Act of 1849 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| endTime | 1858-05-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Dakota (Sioux) people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European American settlers ⓘ Ojibwe (Chippewa) people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagUsed | Flag of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
State of Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Unorganized territory (Dakota region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of the Minnesota Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | territorial government ⓘ |
| hasCapitalFunction | seat of territorial government at Saint Paul ⓘ |
| historyOfTopic | History of Minnesota ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
eastern part of future North Dakota
ⓘ
eastern part of future South Dakota ⓘ future State of Minnesota ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United States law ⓘ |
| legislature | Minnesota Territorial Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Minnesota River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Red River of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Minnesota River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ United States territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Wisconsin Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Minnesota statehood ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | 1858-05-11 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1849-03-03 ⓘ |
| territorialGovernor |
Alexander Ramsey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samuel Medary NERFINISHED ⓘ Willis A. Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
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Subject: Minnesota Territory Description of subject: Minnesota Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1849 to 1858 that encompassed present-day Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas before statehood.
Referenced by (20)
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