Territories of the United States
Name |
Territorial Date |
Statehood Date |
Notes. |
Territory of the United States Northwest of the River Ohio
(Northwest Territory) |
13 Jul 1787 |
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Territory of the United States Southwest of the River Ohio
(Southwest Territory) |
26 May 1790 |
1 Jun 1796 |
Became the State of Tennessee, the 16th state. |
Mississippi Territory |
7 May 1798 |
10 Dec 1817 |
The western portion became the State of Mississippi, the 20th state, the eastern portion
became the Territory of Alabama. |
Indiana Territory |
5 Jul 1800 |
11 Dec 1816 |
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Orleans Territory |
1 Oct 1804 |
30 Apr 1812 |
With minor boundary changes, became the State of Louisiana, 30 Apr 1812. 18th state. |
District of Louisiana |
1 Oct 1804 |
-- |
Included all of the Louisiana Purchase except Territory of
Orleans. |
Michigan Territory |
1 Jul 1805 |
26 Jan 1858 |
26th state. |
Louisiana Territory |
4 Jul 1805 |
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-- |
Illinois Territory |
2 Mar 1809 |
3 Jul 1818 |
-- |
Missouri Territory |
7 Dec 1812 |
10 Aug 1821 |
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Alabama Territory |
15 Aug 1817 |
14 Dec 1819 |
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Arkansas Territory
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5 Jul 1819 |
15 Jun 1836 |
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Florida Territory |
30 Mar 1822 |
3 Mar 1845 |
27th state. |
Indian Country
a.k.a. Indian Territory |
30 Jun 1834 |
-- |
Originally this area comprised of the western portion of Arkansas
Territory and more. It came to be known as Indian Territory and
in 1907, joined with Oklahoma Territory to be become the State of
Okalahoma. |
Wisconsin Territory |
4 Jul 1836 |
29 May 1848 |
30th state. |
Iowa Territory |
4 Jul 1838 |
28 Dec 1846 |
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Oregon Territory |
14 Aug 1848 |
14 Feb 1859 |
33rd state. |
Minnesota Territory |
3 Mar 1849 |
11 May 1855 |
32nd state. |
Utah Territory |
9 Sep 1850 |
4 Jan 1896 |
-- |
New Mexico Territory |
3 Dec 1850 |
6 Jan 1912 |
47th state. |
Washington Territory |
2 Mar 1853 |
11 Nov 1889 |
-- |
Kansas Territory |
30 May 1854 |
29 Jan 1861 |
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Nebraska Territory |
30 May 1854 |
1 Mar 1867 |
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Colorado Territory |
28 Feb 1861 |
1 Aug 1876 |
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Dakota Territory |
2 Mar 1861 |
2 Nov 1889 |
-- |
Nevada Territory |
2 Mar 1861 |
31 Oct 1864 |
-- |
Arizona Territory |
24 Feb 1863 |
14 Feb 1912 |
-- |
Idaho Territory |
3 Mar 1863 |
3 July 1890 |
-- |
Montana Territory |
26 May 1864 |
8 Nov 1889 |
-- |
Alaska Territory |
11 Oct 1867 |
3 Jan 1959 |
-- |
Wyoming Territory |
29 Jul 1868 |
10 Jul 1890 |
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Oklahoma Territory |
2 May 1890 |
16 Nov 1907 |
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Hawaii Territory |
12 Aug 1898 |
21 Aug 1959 |
50th state. |
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