"Boundary Between Missouri and Iowa" Article in The Daily Crescent, April 3, 1849

    This newspaper article from 1849 announces the ruling in the Supreme Court case that determined Iowa’s southern border.
    Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Boundary Between Missouri and Iowa," The Daily Crescent, New Orleans, La., 3 April 1849

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    This newspaper article appeared in the New Orleans newspaper, The Daily Crescent. The article announced that the conflict over the border dispute between the states of Iowa and Missouri was settled. Iowa had been admitted as a state in December 1846, with the border in question. The ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court settled the issue.

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    Source-Dependent Questions

    • According to text, what is Iowa’s southern boundary based on?
    • Based on evidence from the text, what state "won" the case? How could the "very small slave population ... unexpectedly attached to Iowa by the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States..." impact both Iowans and Missourians? 

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    "Boundary Between Missouri and Iowa," The Daily Crescent, New Orleans, La., 3 April 1849. Courtesy of Library of Congress

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