Territorial evolution of Nevada
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The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Nevada.
Outline
- 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
Territorial evolution of Arizona
Territorial evolution of California
Territorial evolution of Idaho
Territorial evolution of Oregon
Territorial evolution of Utah
References
- ^ 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.