Missouri Territory: Territory of the United States of America from 1812 to 1821
The Territory of Missouri was a territory of the United States from June 4, 1812 to August 10, 1821.
In 1819, the Arkansas Territory was created from a portion of its southern area. In 1821, a southeastern part of the territory became part of the Union as the State of Missouri, and the rest became unorganized territory for several years.
| Territory of Missouri | |||||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||||
| 1812–1821 | |||||||||||||
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 A map of the Territory of Missouri in 1812 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | St. Louis | ||||||||||||
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| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||||
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• Renaming of Louisiana Territory | June 4 1812 | ||||||||||||
• Territory of Arkansas created | March 2 1819 | ||||||||||||
• Missouri statehood | August 10 1821 | ||||||||||||
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