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The history of Missouri begins with settlement of the region by indigenous people during the Paleo-Indian period beginning in about 12,000 BC. Subsequent periods of native life emerged until the 17th century. New France set up small settlements, and in 1803, Napoleonic France sold the area to the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
9 lis 2009 · Learn about Missouri's history, from its admission to the Union in 1821 as part of the Missouri Compromise, to its role as the Gateway to the West. Explore its interesting facts, such as the Mormon Extermination Order, the first public kindergarten and Charles Lindbergh's flight.
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2 dni temu · Missouri was the westernmost state of the union until the admission of Texas in 1845, and for decades it served as the eastern terminus of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails. For the western territories, St. Louis, one of Missouri’s largest cities, long was the closest contact with the culture and more settled society of the eastern states. For ...
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2 dni temu · The recorded history of the Missouri region dates from the settlement of some French lead miners and hunters at Sainte Genevieve, on the western bank of the Mississippi River, about 1735. Although it has moved some distance from its original site, Sainte Genevieve remains the oldest continuously inhabited white settlement in present-day Missouri.
Missouri (/ m ɪ ˈ z ʊər i / miz-OOR-ee) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
