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.

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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

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Dull Knife areaOfActivity Montana Territory
Dakota Territory borderedBy Montana Territory
Idaho Territory borderedBy Montana Territory
Jim Bridger exploredRegion Montana Territory
Dakota Territory followedBy Montana Territory
Nebraska Territory followedBy Montana Territory
Battle of the Rosebud hasLocation Montana Territory
Northern Cheyenne Exodus hasLocation Montana Territory
Fort C. F. Smith locatedIn Montana Territory
Battle of Bear Paw location Montana Territory
Battle of the Big Hole location Montana Territory
Battle of the Yellowstone (1876) location Montana Territory
Hayfield Fight location Montana Territory
Montana gold rush location Montana Territory
Washington Territory partiallyOverlap Montana Territory
Bozeman Trail passesThrough Montana Territory
George Armstrong Custer placeOfDeath Montana Territory
Thomas Francis Meagher placeOfDeath Montana Territory
Powder River Expedition region Montana Territory
Little Wolf residence Montana Territory
Thomas Francis Meagher residence Montana Territory
Wyoming Territory sharesBorderWith Montana Territory
Battle of Canyon Creek theater Montana Territory
Battle of Canyon Creek tookPlaceIn Montana Territory