Washington Territory

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Washington Territory was a 19th-century U.S. territorial jurisdiction in the Pacific Northwest that encompassed present-day Washington and parts of surrounding states before achieving statehood in 1889.

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Washington Territory canonical 28

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Predicate Object
instanceOf organized incorporated territory of the United States
admissionToUnionAsState 1889-11-11
borderedBy British America
surface form: British North America

Idaho Territory
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
capital Olympia
continent North America
country United States of America
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
dateDissolved 1889-11-11
dateEstablished 1853-03-02
encompassed parts of present-day Idaho
parts of present-day Montana
parts of present-day Wyoming
present-day Washington
endTime 1889
firstGovernor Isaac Ingalls Stevens
flagUsed flag of the United States
followedBy Washington
governingBody Government of Washington Territory
surface form: Office of the Governor of Washington Territory
governmentType territorial government
hadTerritorialDelegateTo United States Congress
includedCity Seattle
Spokane, Washington
surface form: Spokane

Tacoma, Washington
surface form: Tacoma
languageUsed English
legalSystem U.S. territorial law
legislature Washington Territorial Legislature
locatedIn North America
Pacific Northwest
namedAfter George Washington
partiallyOverlap Idaho Territory
Montana Territory
Wyoming Territory
partOf American frontier
Oregon Country
precededBy Oregon Country
surface form: Oregon Territory
reasonForDissolution achievement of statehood by Washington
regionType territory
replacedBy Washington State, United States
surface form: State of Washington
significantEvent admission of Washington as the 42nd U.S. state
creation by act of the U.S. Congress
sovereignState United States of America
startTime 1853
status former territory
timePeriod 19th century

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Nez Perce War location Washington Territory
Oregon Country successorTerritory Washington Territory
Thomas Mercer regionOfActivity Washington Territory
Philemon Beecher Van Trump residence Washington Territory
New Market locatedIn Washington Territory
Captain William Renton placeOfActivity Washington Territory
Michael T. Simmons regionOfActivity Washington Territory
Idaho Territory precededBy Washington Territory
Idaho Territory borderedBy Washington Territory
Treaty of Point Elliott appliesTo Washington Territory
Treaty of Hellgate jurisdiction Washington Territory
Treaty of Point No Point state Washington Territory
Yakima War locatedIn Washington Territory
Treaty of Medicine Creek signedIn Washington Territory
Treaty of Walla Walla (1855) location Washington Territory
Treaty of Neah Bay appliesToJurisdiction Washington Territory
Nebraska Territory borderedBy Washington Territory
Si’ahl areaOfActivity Washington Territory
Alki appliesToJurisdiction Washington Territory
Alki usedBy Washington Territory
Charles H. Mason appliesToJurisdiction Washington Territory
Charles H. Mason residence Washington Territory