Territorial evolution of Nevada
Appearance
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The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Nevada.
Outline
[edit]- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Nevada:
- Nueva California, 1768–1804
- Gran Cuenca, 1776–1821
- Alta California, 1804–1821
- Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819
- Historical international territory in the present State of Nevada:
- Oregon Country, 1818–1846
- Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of Nevada:
- Gran Cuenca, 1821–1848
- Alta California, 1821–1848
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848
- Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Nevada:
- Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Territory of Utah, 1850–1896
- Nataqua Territory (extralegal), 1856-1861
- Territory of Nevada, 1861–1864
- Nevada Organic Act, March 2, 1861[1]
- Western 53 miles of the Utah Territory is transferred to the Territory of Nevada, July 14, 1862
- Nevada Enabling Act, March 21, 1864[2]
- State of Nevada since 1864
- Nevada Statehood, October 31, 1864[3]
- Another 53 miles of western Utah Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, May 5, 1866
- Northwestern corner of the Arizona Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, January 18, 1867
See also
[edit]Territorial evolution of Arizona
Territorial evolution of California
Territorial evolution of Idaho
Territorial evolution of Oregon
Territorial evolution of Utah
References
[edit]- ^ Thirty-sixth United States Congress (March 2, 1861). "An Act to organize the Territory of Nevada" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ Thirty-eighth United States Congress (March 21, 1864). "An Act to enable the People of Nevada to form a Constitution and State Government, and for the Admission of such State into the Union on an equal Footing with the original States" (cgi-bin). Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ Abraham Lincoln (October 31, 1864). "By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of Nevada to the Union". Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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