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Pre-statehood history of Missouri

  • St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, a French fur trading expedition led by Pierre Laclède and his 14-year-old stepson Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on…
  • Louisiana PurchaseIn 1762, the Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred the vast Louisiana territory from France to Spain. This secret agreement followed French defeat in the Seven…
  • Louisiana TerritoryOn the 26th of March 1804, the Eighth Congress passed a law titled An act erecting Louisiana into two territories. This legislation carved the vast land…
  • St. LouisOn the 14th of February 1764, French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau established a settlement on an elevated bluff overlooking the confluence…
  • New Madrid, MissouriIn the early 1780s, bands of Shawnee, Delaware, Creek, and Cherokee refugees established a settlement on the west bank of the Mississippi River.