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
• Anglo-American Convention of 1818
• Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of Montana:
• Louisiane, 1682–1764
• Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
• Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Montana:
• Luisiana, 1764–1803
• Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
• Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of Montana:
• Louisiane, 1803
• Vente de la Louisiane of 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
• 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
• State of Montana since November 8, 1889

See also

• History of Montana
• Bibliography of Montana history
• Historical outline of Montana
• List of people in Montana history
• Montana in the American Civil War
• State of Montana
• Territory of Montana
• Timeline of Montana history
• Timeline of pre-statehood Montana history
• Timeline of Billings, Montana

References

External links

• State of Montana website
• Montana Historical Society
• Montana History