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apr 7, 1798 - Congress establishes the government for the new Mississippi Territory.

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The Spanish had ceded the territory to the United States in the 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo. President Adams appoints native Winthrop Sergeant as governor and selects the town of Natchez to serve as its first capital.

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apr 7, 1798
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~ 227 years ago