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Missouri Important Dates


Important Dates in Missouri History

  • 1735 French lead miners established the first permanent white settlement at Sainte Genevieve.
  • 1763 France ceded the Missouri area to Spain. French fur traders founded St. Louis in 1764.
  • 1800 Spain returned the region to France.
  • 1803 France sold Missouri to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Missouri was part of the Louisiana Territory after 1805.
  • 1812 Congress created the Missouri Territory. Many families left after earthquakes and other disasters.
  • 1821 Missouri became a state.
  • 1837 The Platte Purchase added six northwestern counties to the state.
  • 1861 - 1865 During the Civil War most of the citizens supported the Union, although several counties seceded. Troops from Missouri served in both the Confederate and the Union forces.

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