A state of the central United States. It was admitted as the 24th state in 1821. Under Spanish control from 1762 to 1800, the area passed to the United States through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Organized as a territory in 1812, Missouri's application for admission as a slaveholding ...
— 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, any citizen of the United States who is a resident of the state of Missouri and seventeen years and six months of age or older shall be entitled to register and to vote in any election which is held on or after his eighteenth...
Although it is usually today considered part of the Midwest,[22][23] Missouri was historically considered by many to be a border state, chiefly because of the settlement of migrants from the South and its status as a slave state before the Civil War, balanced by the influence of the St. ...
Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States, ranking as the 18th state to be admitted to the Union. It serves as a significant transportation hub, boasting both waterway and land-based transportation routes, which are vital to its industrial and commercial significance....
Missouri is known as the "Show Me State," which some say began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me." It conotates a certain self-deprecating stubbornness and devotion to simple common sense. ...
State lines are an obvious divide for the country because of the many laws, taxes, etc. that affect the people within its borders differently from the rest of the country. States also serve as a helpful comparison to local areas that share much of the same government. ...
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Missouri became a U.S. territory as a part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and a year later the Lewis and Clark Expedition set out from St. Louis to explore the land. In 1812, when Louisiana became a state, the Louisiana Territory was renamed the Missouri Territory, and the state wa...
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As the Bald Knobbers grew in numbers and their violent acts escalated, a vehement resentment festered among a small group of men who called themselves the Anti-Bald Knobbers. However, the vigilantes thwarted every effort to mitigate the situation. The courthouse was burned down when a judge cal...