Minnesota Territory
The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota and the western portion became unorganized territory and shortly after was reorganized as part of the Dakota Territory.
| Territory of Minnesota | |||||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||||
Location of Minnesota Territory within the U.S. including U.S. state boundaries | |||||||||||||
| Capital | St. Paul | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||||
• 1849–1853 | Alexander Ramsey | ||||||||||||
• 1853–1857 | Willis A. Gorman | ||||||||||||
• 1857–1858 | Samuel Medary | ||||||||||||
| Legislature | Minnesota Territorial Legislature | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| March 3, 1849 | |||||||||||||
| May 11, 1858 | |||||||||||||
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