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| Territory of Iowa | |||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||
| 1838–1846 | |||||||||
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 The territory that did not become the state of Iowa in 1846 became unorganized territory. The government for this area would become organized as part of the Minnesota Territory in 1849. | |||||||||
| Capital | Burlington (1838–1841) Iowa City (1841–1849) | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1838–1841 | Robert Lucas | ||||||||
• 1841–1845 | John Chambers | ||||||||
• 1845–1849 | James Clarke | ||||||||
| Legislature | Iowa Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Organized from Wisconsin Territory | July 4, 1838 | ||||||||
| December 28, 1846 | |||||||||
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The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838,[1] until December 28, 1846, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Iowa. The remainder of the territory would have no organized territorial government until the Minnesota Territory was organized on March 3, 1849.
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