The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act passed by the Congress of the United States.
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act passed by the Congress of the United States. It was approved and signed into law by President John Adams on April 7, 1798.
The Territory was dissolved after 19 years on December 10, 1817, when the western half of the Territory was admitted to the Union as the new State of Mississippi.
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act passed by the Congress of the United States.
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