Outline of North Dakota territorial evolution explained

thumb|240px|An expandable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of North Dakota.

Outline

thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the Anglo-American Convention of 1818thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the Dakota Organic Act of 1861thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after the Montana Organic Act of 1864thumb|240px|An enlargeable map of the United States after North Dakota statehood in 1889thumb|240px|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:
  • 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

• Historical outline of North Dakota
• History of North Dakota
• Territorial evolution of the United States

Territorial evolution of Minnesota

Territorial evolution of Montana

Territorial evolution of South Dakota

External links

• State of North Dakota website
  • State Historical Society of North Dakota
• The Themes of North Dakota History

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. Thirty-sixth United States Congress. June 16, 2009.
2. Web site: By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of North Dakota to the Union. Benjamin Harrison. November 2, 1889. June 16, 2009.