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The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act signed into law by President John Adams on April 7, 1798. It was dissolved on December 10, 1817, when the western half of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Mississippi .
Learn about the creation, expansion, and challenges of the Mississippi Territory, which became the state of Mississippi in 1817. Explore the land disputes, Native relations, factionalism, and immigration that shaped the region during its territorial years.
Das Mississippi-Territorium wurde 1798 aus dem Land, das von den Vereinigten Staaten und Spanien umkämpft gewesen war, errichtet, nachdem Spanien seinen Anspruch auf dieses mit dem Pinckney-Vertrag von 1795 abgetreten hatte. Dieses Gebiet erstreckte sich vom 31.
The first major European expedition into the territory that became Mississippi was Spanish, led by Hernando de Soto, which passed through in the early 1540s. The French claimed the territory that included Mississippi as part of their colony of New France and started settlement along the Gulf Coast.
The original Mississippi Territory created by the U.S. Congress in 1798 was a strip of land extending about 100 miles (160 km) north to south and from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee on the Georgia border. The territory was increased in 1804 and 1812 to reach…
The original Mississippi Territory created by the U.S. Congress in 1798 was a strip of land extending about 100 miles (160 km) north to south and from the Mississippi River to the Chattahoochee on the Georgia border. The territory was increased in 1804 and 1812 to reach from Tennessee to the Gulf of Mexico.
During its first decade, Mississippi Territory underwent considerable change, especially in Natchez and its environs, which dominated territorial affairs before 1812. The region quickly outgrew its boorish traits, acquiring the early characteristics of a mature society.
