Talk:Kansas Territory

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What happened to the piece that didn't become the state until it became part of Colorado? Did it remain Kansas Territory, just without a governor or capital? The act defining the state on the one hand implies that the territory became the state, but on the other hand clearly defines the state at its current borders. --SPUI (T - C) 08:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC) 76.102.31.185 (talk) 05:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Was Missouri Territory the parent territory?

76.102.31.185 (talk) 05:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Indirectly. When Missouri became a state in 1821, the remainder of the Missouri Territory effectively became politically unorganized. This included the region that was organized as the Kansas and Nebraska territories in 1854. older ≠ wiser 12:20, 21 March 2008 (UTC)