Overview of and topical guide to North Dakota territorial evolution
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An expandable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789
The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of North Dakota.
Outline
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Anglo-American Convention of 1818
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Dakota Organic Act of 1861
An enlargeable map of the United States after the Montana Organic Act of 1864
An enlargeable map of the United States after North Dakota statehood in 1889
An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since 1959
- Historical territorial claims of the United Kingdom in the present State of North Dakota:
- Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of North Dakota:
- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of North Dakota:
- Historical territorial claims of France in the present State of North Dakota:
- 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
- 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
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