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Louisiana Territory in some contexts can refer to the French or Spanish colonial territories of Louisiana; see French colonization of the Americas, Spanish colonization of the Americas. The term is often used informally as synonymous with all of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase.

Both Meriwether Lewis (1807-1809) and William Clark (1813-1820) served as territorial governors of the Louisiana Territory.

The Louisiana Territory had five subdivisions St. Louis District , St. Charles District , Ste. Genevieve District , Cape Girardeau District and New Madrid District . In 1806Events January 8 Cape Colony becomes a British colony January 10 Dutch in Cape Town surrender to the British January 19 The United Kingdom occupies the Cape of Good Hope March 23 After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocea, the territorial legislature created the District of Arkansas from lands ceded by the OsageThe Osage are American Indian People of the central Midwest. The Osage call themselves Wa-zha-zhe Children of the Middle Water. The name Osage comes from the European settlers' attempt to approximate the pronunciation of the native name. Today, the Osage people. The remainder was known as the Upper Louisiana Territory.

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The Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri TerritoryMissouri Territory was a historic, organized territory in the United States. It was originally known as the Louisiana Territory and was renamed on June 4, 1812 to avoid confusion with the state of Louisiana which joined the Union in 1812. Arkansas Territo in 1812 to avoid confusion with the new state of Louisiana.

See also: Historic regions of the United States