Idaho Territory
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Was an organized incorporated territory of the United States.
Establishment
March 1863: In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill organizing Idaho Territory, which included parts of Dakota Territory and Nebraska Territory. This move was in response to the increasing population and the need for better governance in the region.
March 1863: In 1863, the eastern half of Washington Territory, including areas east of the Snake River and a line north from the mouth of the Clearwater River, was transferred to the newly created Idaho Territory.
June 1863: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
October 1863: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Events
May 1864: The southeast third of Idaho Territory was transferred to Dakota Territory.
May 1864: In 1864, Montana Territory was organized from the northeast third of Idaho Territory. This decision was made by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward, in order to better govern the rapidly growing population in the region.
May 1868: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
July 1868: The Wyoming Territory was organized from portions of Dakota, Idaho, and Utah Territories.
July 1868: The U.S. Congress discontinues the Smith River reservation in California and provides for the removal of Indians to Hoope valley and Round valley reservations.
July 1869: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
April 1872: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
November 1873: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
February 1875: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
April 1876: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
May 1886: Indian Land Cessions in the U.S., 1784 to 1894
July 1890: In 1890, Idaho Territory was admitted as the forty-third state, Idaho. This was a significant event in the history of the United States, marking the official establishment of Idaho as a state. The territory had been governed by various officials, including territorial governors like George Laird Shoup and Norman B. Willey, before achieving statehood.
Disestablishment
July 1890: In 1890, Idaho Territory was admitted as the forty-third state, Idaho. This was a significant event in the history of the United States, marking the official establishment of Idaho as a state. The territory had been governed by various officials, including territorial governors like George Laird Shoup and Norman B. Willey, before achieving statehood.
Selected Sources
Royce, C. C. (1899): Indian Land Cessions in the United States, Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, p. 850
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