History of Missouri - Wikipedia
Statehood for Missouri came following the Missouri Compromise in 1820 that allowed slavery. Settlement was rapid after 1820, aided by a network of rivers navigable by steamboats, centered in the City of St. Louis. It attracted European immigrants, especially Germans; the business community had a large Yankee element as well.
Missouri - HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · Missouri, the Show Me State, was admitted to the United States in 1821 as part of the Missouri Compromise. Located on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the state was an important hub...
Missouri Compromise - Wikipedia
The Missouri Compromise[a] (also known as the Compromise of 1820) was federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and declared a policy of ...
Missouri - Wikipedia
Missouri (/ mɪˈzʊəri / ⓘ miz-OOR-ee) is a doubly landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. [ 6 ] . Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west.
Missouri | Capital, Map, Population, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月31日 · Missouri is a constituent state of the U.S. It is bordered by Iowa to the north; Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee to the east; Arkansas to the south; and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. The state’s major cities are Kansas City in the west and St. Louis in the east. Its capital is Jefferson City.
Missouri Compromise | Summary, Map, & Significance | Britannica
2024年10月25日 · Missouri Compromise, (1820), in U.S. history, measure worked out between the North and the South and passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed for admission of Missouri as the 24th state (1821). It marked the beginning of the prolonged sectional conflict over the extension of slavery that led to the American Civil War.
Missouri - Native American, French, US | Britannica
2 天之前 · The “pull of the West” solidified Missouri’s position as a land of passage after it achieved statehood in 1821. Migrants bound for Texas outfitted in Missouri, and later thousands of people heading west poured through St. Joseph, Independence, Westport Landing, and the City of Kansas (Kansas City).
Timeline of Historic Missouri: 1673-1820 - Missouri Secretary of State
The Missouri statehood controversy became a national issue as slavery was debated during the "Missouri Compromise" on March 6, 1820. The Missouri Compromise allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state, Missouri to enter as a slave state, with the provision the remaining portion of the Louisiana Purchase north of the 36° 30’ line would ...
Missouri Timeline | The State Historical Society of Missouri
The Missourias first came to the attention of Europeans through accounts written by Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette's during their expedition near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, upstream from present-day St. Louis. The European explorers referred to the natives as "people of the dugout or wood canoes."
Timeline of Historic Missouri: 1821-1860 - Missouri Secretary of State
President James Monroe signed a proclamation on August 10, 1821 for Missouri to become the 24th state. The state capitol was located in St. Charles until a permanent location was designated. 1821: The Santa Fe Trail was widened to a wagon road for trade by William Becknell in September 1821 allowing it to serve as a commercial highway.