A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . I Missouri Politics, 1820-1844 119. of eacli year Muster Day washeld in each township. All themilitiamen organized into com-panies. In May and October allthe companies in a county met anddrilled. During Millers Administrationthe State was veiy government performed twothings of importance. The peni-tentiary was located and built inJefferson City. The Black HawkIndian war broke out in Illinoisand Wisconsin, and Missouri fear- John miller ed the India
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . I Missouri Politics, 1820-1844 119. of eacli year Muster Day washeld in each township. All themilitiamen organized into com-panies. In May and October allthe companies in a county met anddrilled. During Millers Administrationthe State was veiy government performed twothings of importance. The peni-tentiary was located and built inJefferson City. The Black HawkIndian war broke out in Illinoisand Wisconsin, and Missouri fear- John miller ed the Indians might cross the Missisippi and give troublehere. Troops were sent to northeast Missouri but no hostileIndians were met. The term of Governor Dunklinfrom 1832 to 1836 marked one im-portant government act. This wasthe Platte Purchase. The PlatteCountry was in northwest embraced what are today the sixcounties of Atchison, Holt, Noda-way, idrew, Buchanan, andPlatte. The Sac and Fox Indiansoccupied it but already some whitesettlers had settled there. TheUnited States Government in 1836gave the Indians $7,500 and a tractof land in Kansas a,nd the Indi
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