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The "Missouri Crisis" was resolved at first in 1820 when the Missouri Compromise cleared the way for Missouri's entry to the union as a slave state. The Missouri Compromise stated that the remaining portion of the Louisiana Territory above the 36°30′ line was to be free from slavery. This same year, the first Missouri constitution was adopted.
June: Missouri constitutional convention held. [4] September: Missouri General Assembly convenes. [6] 1821 St. Louis becomes part of the new U.S. state of Missouri. City Directory begins publication. [1] [10] 1822 City of St. Louis incorporated. [10] Area of city: 385 acres. [12] 1823 – William Carr Lane becomes mayor. 1825 – Lafayette ...
The following is a timeline of the history of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
[259] [280] [329] [330] The Missouri legislature condemns secession on March 7. [259] [331] On March 9, a Missouri state convention is held in St. Louis and Unionists again thwart secessionists. [259] [331] On March 22, a Missouri convention again rejects secession contrary to the position of pro-Confederate Governor Claiborne Jackson.
The population increase stirred interest in statehood for Missouri, and in 1820, Congress passed the Missouri Compromise, authorizing Missouri's admission as a slave state. [46] The state constitutional convention and first General Assembly met in St. Louis in 1820. [47] Shortly thereafter, St. Louis incorporated as a city, on December 9, 1822 ...
Here’s the timeline of Missouri’s gun laws over the past 25 years: 1999: Proposition B. A ballot measure called Proposition B in 1999 would have brought back concealed carry to Missouri, but ...
Missouri Mormon War Mormon-?, Missouri State Militia-240 21 Latter-Day Saints vs. Missouri State Militia Missouri victory 1st Boonville: June 17, 1861 Boonville: American Civil War: Union-1,700, Missouri State Guard-~1,500 10 KIA, 17 WIA, 80 POW United States vs. Missouri (Confederate) Union victory Cole Camp: June 19, 1861 Benton County ...
The history of St. Louis, Missouri, from 1905 to 1980 saw declines in population and economic basis, particularly after World War II. Although St. Louis made civic improvements in the 1920s and enacted pollution controls in the 1930s, suburban growth accelerated and the city population fell dramatically from the 1950s to the 1980s.