Territory of Orleans

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The Territory of Orleans was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from 1804 to 1812 that encompassed most of present-day Louisiana and served as a transitional government between the Louisiana Purchase and statehood.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Orleans Territory 3
Territory of Orleans canonical 3
Government of the Territory of Orleans 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
admissionToUnionDate 1812-04-30
admittedAsState Louisiana
borderedBy Spanish Texas
Spanish West Florida
linked to: West Florida

Territory of Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana Territory

Territory of Mississippi
capital New Orleans
commonLanguages French
Spanish
contains most of present-day Louisiana
country United States of America
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
demographicsFeature enslaved African population
large French-speaking population
significant population of free people of color
endDate 1812-04-30
establishedBy United States Congress
establishedByAct Act of Congress of March 26, 1804
excludes area of present-day Louisiana west of the Sabine River
executiveHead Governor of the Territory of Orleans
firstGovernor William C. C. Claiborne
flagUsed Flag of the United States
linked to: United States flag
governmentForm territorial government
hasLegalPrecedentFor civil law tradition in Louisiana
historicalEra Antebellum period
Early national period of the United States
includedCity New Orleans
includedRegion Lower Mississippi River Valley
legalSystem combination of civil law and common law traditions
legislativeBody House of Representatives of the Territory of Orleans
Legislative Council of the Territory of Orleans
locatedIn Louisiana Purchase
North America
namedAfter Orléans
officialLanguage English
partOf American frontier
linked to: Old West

United States territorial expansion
predecessor Louisiana (New France)
linked to: Louisiana Territory

Louisiana (New Spain)
linked to: Spanish Louisiana

Louisiana Purchase
purpose transitional government between the Louisiana Purchase and statehood
religion predominantly Roman Catholic
shortName Orleans Territory
sovereign United States of America
startDate 1804-10-01
status organized incorporated territory
successor State of Louisiana
linked to: Louisiana

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Florida successor Territory of Orleans
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800) concerns Louisiana colony
linked to: Territory of Orleans
Government of Louisiana predecessor Government of the Territory of Orleans
linked to: Territory of Orleans
Orleans Parish originallyPartOf Orleans Territory
linked to: Territory of Orleans
Spanish Louisiana followedBy Orleans Territory
linked to: Territory of Orleans
Digest of 1808 placeOfEnactment Territory of Orleans
Territory of Orleans shortName Orleans Territory
linked to: Territory of Orleans
Louisiana Territory dividedInto Territory of Orleans