Official State of Iowa Website Here is how you know
Agencies A-Z Programs & Services
State Historical Society of Iowa

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

    Download Image Resource

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

Description 

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.

Transcript of the Article Detailing Border Conflict Between Iowa and Missouri

Printable Excerpt of the Article Detailing Border Conflict Between Iowa and Missouri

Source-Dependent Questions

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

Citation Information 

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