Arkansas Territory

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The Arkansas Territory (initially created as the Territory of Arkansaw ) was a historic territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1819 to June 15, 1836, when Arkansas became the 25th state to join the Union. It was created under President James Monroe .

The Arkansas Territory was created from part of the Missouri Territory . It extended south of a point on the Mississippi River at 36 ° N latitude west to the Saint Francis River . Following from there, it ran the 36 ° 30 'N latitude westward to the territorial border.

The Arkansas Territory included the present state of Arkansas, all areas of what is now Oklahoma south of the 36 ° 30 'N latitude. Over time, the Territory has been zoned off twice, the first time on November 15, 1824 and the second time on May 6, 1828. After the reductions, the Territory was the current size of the state of Arkansas.

Arkansas Post was Arkansas' first territorial capital from 1819 to 1821. Then it was moved to Little Rock , which is still the capital of the state of Arkansas to this day.

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Bibliography

  • "Act of March 2, 1819, ch. 49" . Statutes at Large . Acts of the Fifteenth Congress of the United States, 2nd Session. pg. 493-496. From Library of Congress, A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774–1875. (Accessed June 16, 2007). The Congress hereby establishes the "Arkansaw" Territory.
  • "Act of April 21, 1820, ch. 48" . Statutes at Large . Acts of the Sixteenth Congress of the United States, 1st Session. pg. 565. From Library of Congress, A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875. (Accessed June 16, 2007). This changes the previous law and establishes "Arkansas" as the official name of the territory.

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