Minnesota Territory

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Minnesota Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1849 to 1858 that encompassed present-day Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas before statehood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
borderedBy British North America
linked to: British America

Iowa Territory (later State of Iowa)
linked to: Iowa Territory

Lake Superior
Wisconsin
capital Saint Paul
continent North America
country United States of America
createdBy United States Congress
createdByAct Organic Act of 1849
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
endTime 1858-05-11
ethnicGroup Dakota (Sioux) people
linked to: Sioux people

European American settlers
Ojibwe (Chippewa) people
linked to: White Earth Ojibwe
flagUsed Flag of the United States
linked to: United States flag
followedBy State of Minnesota
linked to: Minnesota

Unorganized territory (Dakota region)
governingBody Government of the Minnesota Territory
governmentType territorial government
hasCapitalFunction seat of territorial government at Saint Paul
historyOfTopic History of Minnesota
jurisdictionOver eastern part of future North Dakota
eastern part of future South Dakota
future State of Minnesota
languageUsed English
legalSystem United States law
legislature Minnesota Territorial Legislature
locatedInPresentDay Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
majorRiver Minnesota River
Mississippi River
Red River of the North
namedAfter Minnesota River
partOf American frontier
linked to: Old West

Old Northwest
United States territories
precededBy Wisconsin Territory
significantEvent Minnesota statehood
significantEventDate 1858-05-11
startTime 1849-03-03
territorialGovernor Alexander Ramsey
Samuel Medary
Willis A. Gorman
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Northwest Territory followedBy Minnesota Territory
Missouri Territory followedBy Minnesota Territory
Harriet Scott residence Minnesota Territory
Dakota Territory borderedBy Minnesota Territory
Wisconsin Territory followedBy Minnesota Territory
Little Crow residence Minnesota Territory
Taoyateduta historicalRegion Minnesota Territory
Wabasha III residence Minnesota Territory
Mankato (Dakota leader) historicalRegion Minnesota Territory
Big Eagle historicalRegion Minnesota Territory
Henry Mower Rice represented Minnesota Territory
Henry Mower Rice workLocation Minnesota Territory
Nebraska Territory borderedBy Minnesota Territory
Josiah Snelling significantPlace Minnesota Territory
John W. North activeIn Minnesota Territory
David Olmsted residence Minnesota Territory
David Olmsted placeOfActivity Minnesota Territory
Taoyateduta historicalRegion Minnesota Territory
subject linked to: Taoyateduta (Little Crow)
Taoyateduta areaOfActivity Minnesota Territory
subject linked to: Taoyateduta (His Red Nation)
Sarah Jane Steele residence Minnesota Territory
Henry Hastings Sibley workLocation Minnesota Territory
Taopi Duta region Minnesota Territory
Battle of Lower Sioux Agency historicalRegion Minnesota Territory region (later state of Minnesota)
linked to: Minnesota Territory
Joseph R. Brown placeOfActivity Minnesota Territory
Joseph R. Brown residence Minnesota Territory
Chief Little Crow region Minnesota Territory
James Madison Goodhue residence Minnesota Territory
James Madison Goodhue workLocation Minnesota Territory