ORLEANS, TERRITORY OF
\ˈɔːli͡ənz], \ˈɔːliənz], \ˈɔː_l_iə_n_z]\
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In March, 1804, the region purchased from France under the name of Louisiana was divided by Congress into two territories the District of Louisiana and the Territory of Orleans, the latter being the present area of the State of Louisiana. In February, 1811, an act was passed " to enable the people of the Territory of Orleans to form a constitution and State Government." April 12, 1812, an act was passed for the admission of the State of Louisiana into the Union.
By John Franklin Jameson
Nearby Words
- orle
- orle, orlet, or orlo
- orleanais
- orleanist
- orleans
- Orleans, Territory of
- orlo
- orlon
- orlop
- orlop deck
- orlop-deck