Montana Territory
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Montana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from 1864 to 1889 in the northwestern region of the country, preceding the state of Montana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montana Territory canonical | 25 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5655953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Montana Territory Context triple: [George Armstrong Custer, placeOfDeath, Montana Territory]
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Wyoming Territory
Wyoming Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States in the late 19th century that preceded the state of Wyoming and encompassed parts of the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
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Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that once encompassed the areas that later became North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of neighboring states.
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Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory was a historical U.S. territory (1863–1890) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West that preceded the state of Idaho.
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D.
Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. organized incorporated territory that once encompassed much of the northern Great Plains before being gradually reduced to form the state of Nebraska and parts of several other states.
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Nevada Territory
Nevada Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that preceded the state of Nevada, known for its mining boom and role in the American West.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Montana Territory Target entity description: Montana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from 1864 to 1889 in the northwestern region of the country, preceding the state of Montana.
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A.
Wyoming Territory
Wyoming Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States in the late 19th century that preceded the state of Wyoming and encompassed parts of the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.
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B.
Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that once encompassed the areas that later became North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of neighboring states.
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C.
Idaho Territory
Idaho Territory was a historical U.S. territory (1863–1890) in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West that preceded the state of Idaho.
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D.
Nebraska Territory
Nebraska Territory was a mid-19th-century U.S. organized incorporated territory that once encompassed much of the northern Great Plains before being gradually reduced to form the state of Nebraska and parts of several other states.
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E.
Nevada Territory
Nevada Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that preceded the state of Nevada, known for its mining boom and role in the American West.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former territory
ⓘ
organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ |
| admissionToUnionDate | 1889-11-08 ⓘ |
| admittedAsState | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
British North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dakota Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Bannack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedPartOf |
present-day Idaho
ⓘ
present-day Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day North Dakota ⓘ present-day South Dakota ⓘ present-day Wyoming ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFrom | Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dateDisestablished | 1889-11-08 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1864-05-26 ⓘ |
| endYear | 1889 ⓘ |
| flagBearer | United States flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Governor of Montana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPopulationGroup |
European American settlers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Native American tribes ⓘ |
| incorporated | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | U.S. territorial law ⓘ |
| legislature | Montana Territorial Legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | State of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Idaho Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadExpansion | Northern Pacific Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ mining ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| status | organized territory ⓘ |
| successor | State of Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Mountain Time Zone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Montana Territory Description of subject: Montana Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from 1864 to 1889 in the northwestern region of the country, preceding the state of Montana.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.