Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory
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- Apr 13, 1861Washington Territory Declares Loyalty to the UnionLegislators in the newly formed territory pass formal resolutions condemning secession and the proposed Pacific Confederacy on the eve of the Civil War.Olympia, WA
- Dec 28, 1861Washington Territory’s Wartime BlueprintGovernor William H. Wallace outlines a vision for the territory’s future while railing against 'peace men' and traitors amid the Civil War.Olympia, WA
- Mar 22, 1862The Territory's Loyalty CrisisA bitter partisan divide breaks out in the Legislative Assembly over a set of resolutions affirming support for the Union and the Lincoln administration.Olympia, WA
- Dec 20, 1862Legislature Honors Fallen General Isaac I. StevensLawmakers declare a ten-day mourning period for the former Governor and Union General killed in the Civil War.Olympia, WA
- Jan 17, 1863The Territory's Thin LedgerA look at the precarious finances of Washington Territory in 1862, from debts to the cost of territorial convicts.Olympia, WA
- Jul 15, 1876The Case for Universal Schooling in the TerritoryAn early local advocate argues that education, not incarceration, is the only path toward ending poverty and crime in the Washington Territory.Snohomish, WA
- Dec 9, 1885The State of the Territory: 1885Governor Watson C. Squire delivers a wide-ranging address on Washington's rapid growth, the need for a penitentiary, and the rising 'anti-Chinese' labor tensions in Seattle.Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1886The Great Representation Scandal of 1886A look back at how political gerrymandering in Washington Territory left voters with wildly unequal voices in their own government.Seattle, WA
- Jan 16, 1886The Temperance Victory at the Territorial LegislatureLegislators pass a landmark bill allowing local precincts in Washington Territory to vote on the liquor trade, sparking a scene of jubilation and civic debate.Olympia, WA
- Jan 27, 1886The Seattle Petition Against Chinese LaborA group of prominent attorneys and citizens petition the territorial legislature, demanding the passage of exclusionary labor laws despite constitutional concerns.Seattle, WA