Territorial evolution of Montana
The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Montana.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the Constitution of the United States was ratified on March 4, 1789.
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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.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase took effect on December 20, 1803.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the District of Louisiana on March 26, 1804.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Louisiana on March 3, 1805.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Missouri on June 4, 1812.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of 1818 took effect on January 30, 1819.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the Oregon Treaty took effect July 17, 1846
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Oregon on August 14, 1848.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Washington on March 2, 1853.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Kansas and the Territory of Nebraska on May 30, 1854.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Dakota on March 2, 1861.
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the creation of the Territory of Idaho on March 3, 1863.
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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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