Territorial evolution of Montana
The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Montana.
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.