Outline of Missouri
Overview of and topical guide to Missouri
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Missouri:
Missouri – U.S. state named for the Missouri River, which was named after the Missouria indian tribe. The Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology states that Missouri means town of the large canoes. Other authorities say the original native American syllables (from which the word came) mean wooden canoe people, he of the big canoe, or river of the big canoes.[1] Located in the Midwestern United States,[2] the state lies on the Mississippi River, which defines its eastern border. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of this Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.
General reference
- Names
- Common name: Missouri
- /mɪˈzʊəri/ ⓘ, and by many residents /mɪˈzʊərə/[3]
- Official name: State of Missouri
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Bullion State
- Cave State
- Gateway State
- Bellwether State
- Lead State
- Ozark State
- Puke State (reported in 1881)[4]
- Sleepy State
- Show-Me State (currently used on license plates)
- Common name: Missouri
- Adjectival: Missouri
- Demonym: Missourian
Geography of Missouri
- Missouri is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Missouri: 5,988,927 (2010 U.S. Census[5])
- Area of Missouri
- Atlas of Missouri
Places in Missouri
- Historic places in Missouri
- National Natural Landmarks in Missouri
- National parks in Missouri: none. See also List of national parks of the United States and List of the United States National Park System official units
- State parks in Missouri
Environment of Missouri
- Climate of Missouri
- Protected areas in Missouri
- Superfund sites in Missouri
- Wildlife of Missouri
- Fauna of Missouri
- Missouri Coalition for the Environment
Natural geographic features of Missouri
- Caves of Missouri
- Islands of Missouri
- Lakes of Missouri
- Mountains of Missouri
- Rivers of Missouri
Regions of Missouri
Administrative divisions of Missouri
Demography of Missouri
Government and politics of Missouri
Law and government of Missouri
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- Missouri's congressional delegations
- Missouri State Capitol
- Elections in Missouri
- Political party strength in Missouri
Branches of the government of Missouri
Executive branch of the government of Missouri
Legislative branch of the government of Missouri
Judicial branch of the government of Missouri
Law and order in Missouri
- Cannabis in Missouri
- Capital punishment in Missouri
- Constitution of Missouri
- Crime in Missouri
- Gun laws in Missouri
- Law enforcement in Missouri
Military in Missouri
History of Missouri
History of Missouri List of battles fought in Missouri
History of Missouri, by period
- Indigenous peoples
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1764
- Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
- French district of Haute-Louisiane, 1803
- Louisiana Purchase of 1803
- Unorganized U.S. territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
- Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804–1806
- District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
- Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
- Pike Expedition, 1806–1807
- Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Missouri Compromise of 1820
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- State of Missouri becomes 24th State admitted to the United States of America on August 10, 1821
- Platte Purchase, 1836–1837
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Pony Express, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Missouri in the American Civil War
- Border state, 1861–1865
- Battle of Wilson's Creek, August 10, 1861
- Price's Raid, September 27 – December 2, 1864
- Missouri in the American Civil War
- Harry S. Truman becomes 33rd President of the United States on April 12, 1945
History of Missouri, by region
History of Missouri, by subject
- History of education in Missouri
- List of Missouri state legislatures
- History of slavery in Missouri
Culture of Missouri
The Arts in Missouri
Sports in Missouri
Economy and infrastructure of Missouri
- Communications in Missouri
- Health care in Missouri
- Transportation in Missouri
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