Act of Congress of March 2, 1819
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The Act of Congress of March 2, 1819 was a United States federal law that created the Arkansas Territory, formally organizing the region as a separate territorial government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of Congress of March 2, 1819 canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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organic act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Arkansas Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdTerritory | Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 1819-03-02 ⓘ |
| effectOnMissouriTerritory | reduced the area of Missouri Territory by separating Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| established | territorial government for Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States federal government ⓘ |
| governs | political organization of Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | formal organization of Arkansas as a separate territory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionEstablished | United States territorial government in the Arkansas region ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain | public law of the United States ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| officeOfSigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States territorial expansion legislation ⓘ |
| precedes | admission of Arkansas as a U.S. state ⓘ |
| purpose | to create a separate territorial government for the Arkansas region ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Arkansas statehood act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri Territory organic act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
territorial organization of the United States
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | James Monroe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
creation of a U.S. territory
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definition of territorial boundaries ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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