Late in the year, the United States negotiated a treaty giving a large tract of Arkansas land to the Choctaw Nation. These western Cherokees encouraged continued relocation from the 'old Cherokee Nation' to strengthen them in their struggle against the Osage tribe, a struggle which occupied much of Governor Miller's time. The Presbyterian Church established Dwight Mission, a school for the Cherokee Nation in Arkansas. To force appointed judges to reside in Arkansas before being paid. To open 12-foot wide roads along post routes and To survey and mark territorial boundaries To establish two land offices and to offer land for sale To remove Native American Indians from Arkansas The first territorial General Assembly met in February and immediately petitioned President Monroe for federal assistance in providing services felt crucial to the improvement of the Territory: Governor Miller finally arrived at the Post of Arkansas by keelboat on December 26. Of the Arkansas Gazette appeared on Election Day, November 20.

Press and his printing supplies loaded in a pirogue. Woodruff arrived at the Post of Arkansas in late Representative to Washington, this was the most powerful electedĪnticipating the opportunity a new territory might hold for a Of government with an elected General Assembly. November 20, 1819, seeking to elevate Arkansas to the 'second grade' In Arkansas, Jouett and Letcher left the seat of territorial After an initial short session, which made appointments,Īppropriated funds, and declared the laws of the Missouri Territory to The executive and judicial branches, consisting ofĪppointed Superior Court judges - Charles Jouett, Robert Letcher,Īnd Andrew Scott, constituted the legislature in the Territory's 'first In the new territory, but not delaying the establishment of By mistake, Miller'sĪppointment was sent to Arkansas rather than to his New Hampshire home, Miller, a hero of the War of 1812, Governor, and Robert Crittenden, a To oversee the new territory, President James Monroe appointed James

After lengthy debate, Congress refused to limit The act creating the 'Arkansaw' Territory with the seat of government The inhabitants of this sparsely settledĪrea, seeking benefits from the federal government, petitioned CongressĪs a territory of the United States. Without its southern five counties or theĪdjoining Indian lands. Of the United States, as Missouri Territory applied to become a state In 1819, Arkansas became the new frontier

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