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The Minnesota Territory was formed on March 3, 1849, encompassing the entirety of the present-day state of Minnesota and the majority portions of modern-day North and South Dakota east of the Missouri and White Earth Rivers. [2] At the time of formation there were an estimated 5,000 settlers living in the Territory.
Map of Minnesota Territory (1849–1858) Before 1856 there was minimal discussion of statehood within Minnesota. However, as discussion of a potential transcontinental railroad in the U.S. became serious, leaders in Minnesota recognized that a territory was in a weak position to lobby for this economic opportunity. [139]
Minnesota's legal identity was created as the Minnesota Territory in 1849, and it became the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858. After the chaos of the American Civil War and the Dakota War of 1862 ended, the state's economy grew when its timber and agriculture resources were developed.
as a territory in 1849, Min nesota has outlawed the enslavement of African Americans, with one exception: a 14 month period between the US Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision in March 1857, which legalized slavery in all territories, and Minnesota’s entry into the Union as a free state in May 1858. Scholarship about instances of
21 mar 2024 · Introduction. The Organic Act created the Minnesota Territory in 1849. Government had to be created and the Supreme Court and Territorial Library were part of that new government.
Map of the lands within Minnesota Territory ceded by Native Americans by 1858. Created by Alan Ominsky ca. 1999. Reproduced in Making Minnesota Territory, 1849–1858 (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1999), page 7.
Territorial papers of the U.S. Territory of Minnesota, 1849-1858. Authors: United States. Congress (Main Author) Format: Manuscript/Manuscript on Film. Language: English. Publication:
