Missouri Bicentennial Minutes
Southeast Missouri had a key role in the road to Missouri statehood in 1817-1821. The events leading to statehood, and some of the events, people, and lifeways in the area may be unfamiliar to many modern-day Missourians. Currently, Missouri is celebrating its Bicentennial, and this program aims to summarize the events leading to statehood, some of the factors affecting Missouri’s entry into the Union, and how people lived and worked during that time 200 years ago.
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The overwhelming majority of Missourians in 1821 were farmers, often referred to as planters or yeomen. Some craftsmen even devoted most of their time to…
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Next Tuesday marks the 200th anniversary of the culmination of Missouri’s struggle for statehood on August 10, 2021. President James Monroe issued the…
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This week marks 200 years since the first Bank of Missouri suspended specie payments. The Directors of the bank decided to liquidate soon thereafter. The…
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Perhaps no portion of the 1821 revenue law stimulated more interest than the tax on unmarried men. This “bachelor tax,” mandated all unmarried males age…
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Missourians at the time of statehood were subject to both real and personal property taxes. The territorial legislature had established the basic system…
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As I’ve stated before, the hunger for land was a prime reason for the settlement of Missouri. Two of the main factors that frustrated settlers’ ability to…
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On July 2, 1776, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail regarding the Declaration of Independence, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with…
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The special session of the General Assembly, on June 26, 1821, passed an act prohibiting enactment of any law excluding any citizen from enjoyment of the…
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Bad economic conditions stimulated many people to move in 1821. Some moved back to where they came from—states such as Tennessee or Kentucky, for example.…
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This week we commemorate the death of Moses Austin, who succumbed on June 10, 1821 at the home of his daughter, Emily Bryan, in Ste. Genevieve. Austin was…