page_title: 9th United States Congress
section_title: Territories organized
hierarchical_section_title: 9th United States Congress / Territories organized
caption_attribution_description: English: Samuel Smith
context_page_description: The 9th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1805, to March 4, 1807, during the fifth and sixth years of Thomas Jefferson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Second Census of the United States in 1800. Both chambers had a Democratic-Republican majority.
context_section_description: June 30, 1805 Michigan Territory was formed from a portion of the Indiana Territory
caption: Senate President pro tempore
  Samuel Smith (DR)
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