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Minnesota Territory


Conventional Long Name	Territory of Minnesota
Common Name	Minnesota Territory
Nation	the United States
Subdivision	Organized incorporated territory
Event Start	Split from Iowa Territory
Date Start	March 3
Year Start	1849
Event End	Statehood
Date End	May 11
Year End	1858
P1	Iowa Territory
Flag P1	US flag 30 stars.svg
P2	Wisconsin Territory
Flag P2	US flag 30 stars.svg
S1	Minnesota
Flag S1	Flag of Minnesota.svg
S2	Unorganized territory
Flag S2	US flag 32 stars.svg
Capital	St. Paul
Government Type	Organized incorporated territory
Title Leader	Governor
Leader1	Alexander Ramsey
Year Leader1	1849-1853
Leader2	Willis A. Gorman
Year Leader2	1853-1857
Leader3	Samuel Medary
Year Leader3	1857-1858

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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.

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