Arkansas Territory
The Arkansas Territory was a territory of the United States from July 4, 1819, to June 15, 1836, when the final extent of Arkansas Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Arkansas. Arkansas Post was the first territorial capital (1819–1821) and Little Rock was the second (1821–1836).
| Arkansas Territory | |||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||
| 1819–1836 | |||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||
| • Coordinates | 34°44′10″N 92°19′52″W | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 1819–1825 | James Monroe | ||||||||||
• 1825–1829 | John Quincy Adams | ||||||||||
• 1829–1836 | Andrew Jackson | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1819–1824 | James Miller | ||||||||||
• 1825–1828 | George Izard | ||||||||||
• 1829–1835 | John Pope | ||||||||||
• 1835–1836 | William Fulton | ||||||||||
| Legislature | General Assembly | ||||||||||
• Upper house | Legislative Council | ||||||||||
• Lower house | House of Representatives | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Affirmed by Congress | March 2, 1819 | ||||||||||
• Officially became territory | July 4, 1819 | ||||||||||
• Indian Trade and Intercourse Act | June 30, 1834 | ||||||||||
| May 6, 1828 | |||||||||||
• Statehood of Arkansas | June 15, 1836 | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | United States
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