District of Louisiana facts for kids
Quick facts for kids District of Louisiana |
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| Territory of the United States | |||||||||
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 A map of the District of Louisiana |
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| Capital | St. Louis | ||||||||
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• 1804–1805
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William Henry Harrison | ||||||||
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• Established
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1 October 1804 | ||||||||
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4 July 1805 | ||||||||
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The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official, temporary, United States government designation for the part of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Orleans Territory. It officially existed from March 10, 1804, until July 4, 1805, when it was incorporated as the Louisiana Territory.
On March 3, 1805, Congress passed a bill that organized the District of Louisiana into the Louisiana Territory. It started on July 4, 1805. The territorial government was organized in a way similar to the Indiana Territory.
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Luisiana para niños
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