Territorial evolution of Montana
The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Montana.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Constitution of the United States was ratified on March 4, 1789.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the secret Third Treaty of San Ildefonso transferred the Spanish colony of la Luisiana to the French Republic on October 1, 1800.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase took effect on December 20, 1803.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the District of Louisiana on March 26, 1804.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Louisiana on March 3, 1805.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Missouri on June 4, 1812.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of 1818 took effect on January 30, 1819.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Oregon Treaty took effect July 17, 1846
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Oregon on August 14, 1848.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Washington on March 2, 1853.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Kansas and the Territory of Nebraska on May 30, 1854.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Dakota on March 2, 1861.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Idaho on March 3, 1863.
An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Montana on May 26, 1864.
Timeline
- Historical territorial claims of the United Kingdom in the present State of Montana:
- Rupert's Land, 1670–1870
- Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of Montana:
- Louisiane, 1682–1764
- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Montana:
- Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
- Luisiana, 1764–1803
- Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of Montana:
- Louisiane, 1803
- Vente de la Louisiane of 1803
- Louisiane, 1803
- Historical international territory in the present State of Montana:
- Oregon Country, 1818–1846
- Provisional Government of Oregon (extralegal), 1843–1849
- Oregon Treaty of 1846
- Oregon Country, 1818–1846
- Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Montana:
- Unorganized territory created by the Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
- District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
- Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
- Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
- Unorganized territory previously the northwestern portion of the Missouri Territory, 1821–1854
- Unorganized territory created by the Oregon Treaty, 1846–1848
- Territory of Oregon, 1848–1859
- Territory of Nebraska, 1854–1867
- Territory of Washington, 1853–1889
- Territory of Dakota, 1861–1889
- Territory of Idaho, 1863–1890
- Territory of Montana, 1864-1889[1]
- State of Montana since November 8, 1889[2]
See also
References
- Thirty-eighth United States Congress (May 26, 1864). "An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Montana" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- Benjamin Harrison (November 8, 1889). "By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of Montana to the Union". Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- Federal Writers' Project (1939). "Chronology". Montana: a State Guide Book. American Guide Series. NY: Viking Press.
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