Sentence examples for territorial capital from inspiring English sources

Wealthy St. Louisans petitioned Congress to review the system, and in July 1805, Congress reorganized the Louisiana District as the Louisiana Territory, with its territorial capital at St . Louisand its own territorial governor.

Bannack was a gold rush boomtown that was briefly the first territorial capital of Montana Territory after that territory was established in 1864.

In 1805, the U.S. Congress created the Michigan Territory, with Detroit as its territorial capital.

These new settlements generally lacked justice systems found in populated portions of the territory, such as in the territorial capital in Lewiston, Idaho.

The convention was held in the territorial capital of Salem to prepare the territory for statehood.

Kansas became a territory of the United States in 1854, and Lecompton was named the territorial capital the next year.

Denver became the territorial capital in 1867.

Port Blair (on South Andaman Island) is the territorial capital.

The territorial capital, Corydon, became the first capital of Indiana.

La Paz became the territorial capital in 1829.

Santa Fe remained the territorial capital, and a fort was established in Albuquerque.