Outline of North Dakota territorial evolution

The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of North Dakota.

Contents

1 Outline
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Outline

Historical territorial claims of the United Kingdom in the present State of North Dakota:
- Rupert's Land, 1670–1870
  - Anglo-American Convention of 1818
Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of North Dakota:
- Louisiane, 1682–1764
  - Treaty of Fontainebleau of 1762
Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of North Dakota:
- Luisiana, 1764–1803
  - Third Treaty of San Ildefonso of 1800
Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of North Dakota:
- Louisiane, 1803
  - Vente de la Louisiane of 1803
Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of North Dakota:
- 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 formerly the northwestern Missouri Territory, 1821–1854
  - Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1851
- Territory of Michigan east of Missouri River and White Earth River, 1805-(1834–1836)-1837
- Territory of Wisconsin east of Missouri River and White Earth River, (1836–1838)-1848
- Territory of Iowa east of Missouri River and White Earth River, 1838–1846
- Territory of Minnesota east of Missouri River and White Earth River, 1849–1858
- Territory of Nebraska west of Missouri River or White Earth River, (1854–1861)-1867
- Territory of Dakota, 1861-1889^[1]
- State of North Dakota, since November 2, 1889^[2]

See also

Territorial evolution of Minnesota

Territorial evolution of Montana

Territorial evolution of South Dakota

References

^ Thirty-sixth United States Congress (March 2, 1861). "An Act to provide a temporary Government for the Territory of Dakota, and to create the Office of Surveyor General therein" (cgi-bin). http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=012/llsl012.db&recNum=270. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
^ Benjamin Harrison (November 2, 1889). "By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of North Dakota to the Union". http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=71219. Retrieved June 16, 2009.

External links

State of North Dakota

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