Article Detailing Border Conflict Between Iowa and Missouri, May 17, 1845

    This newspaper article from 1845 is about a conflict between Iowa Territory and the State of Missouri which ended with a Missouri sheriff being arrested in Iowa.
    Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Iowa and Missouri," Weekly National Intelligencer, Washington, D.C., 17 May 1845

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    This document is a newspaper article that appeared in the Weekly National Intelligencer, a Washington D.C.-based newspaper. The article appeared on May 17, 1845, and describes conflict between the state of Missouri and the territory of Iowa.

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    • According to the article, what was the cause of conflict between Iowa and Missouri?
    • Was this conflict resolved? Justify your answer.

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    "Iowa and Missouri," Weekly National Intelligencer, Washington, D.C., 17 May 1845. Courtesy of Library of Congress

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