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.

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Act of Congress of March 2, 1819 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
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
definition of territorial boundaries
temporalContext Era of Good Feelings NERFINISHED

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Arkansas Territory establishedByDocument Act of Congress of March 2, 1819