Chronological List of Territories 1787 - 1890
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Submitted by:  Jerry Morrison
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From the books "Territorial Papers - Louisiana-Missouri Territory"
Volume I page 1

                CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TERRITORIES
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Name of territory|Date of Organic|Organic Act  |Admission as |Years| #
                  |     Act      |  Effective  |   State     | as  | of
                  |              |             |             |Terr.|Gov
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Territory North-  |July 13,1787  | No Fixed    |Mar. 1,1803  |   15|  1
West of River Ohio|              |   date      |   As Ohio   |     |   
Territory South   |May 26,1790   |    do       |June 1,1796  |    6|  1
Of River Ohio     |              |             | As Tennessee|     |   
                  |              |             |             |     |   
Mississippi       |Apr. 7,1798   | When Pres-  |Dec. 10,1817 |   19|  4
                  |              |ident acted  |             |     |   
Indiana           |May  7, 1800  |July 4,1800  |Dec. 11,1816 |   16|  2
Orleans           |Mar. 26,1804  |Oct. 1,1804  |Apr. 8,1812  |    7|  1
                  |              |             |As Louisiana |     |   
Michigan          |Jan. 11,1805  |June 30,1805 |Jan. 26,1837 |   31|  4
Louisiana-Missouri|Mar. 3,1805*  |July 4,1805  |Aug. 10,1821 |   16|  4
Illinois          |Feb. 3,1809   |Mar. 1,1809  |Dec. 3,1818  |    9|  1
Alabama           |Mar. 3,1817   |When Miss.   |Dec. 14,1819 |    2|  1
                  |              |became State |             |     |   
Arkansas          |Mar. 2,1819   |July 4,1819  |June 15,1836 |   17|  4
Florida           |Mar. 30,1822  |No fixed date|Mar. 3,1845  |   23|  5
Wisconsin         |Apr. 20,1836  |July 3, 1836 |May 29,1848  |   12|  3
Iowa              |June 12,1838  |July 3,1838  |Dec. 28,1846 |    7|  3
Oregon            |Aug. 14,1848  |Date of Act  |Feb. 14,1859 |   10|  4
Minnesota         |Mar. 3,1849   |     do      |May 11,1858  |    9|  3
New Mexico        |Sept. 9,1850  |Upon Presid- |Jan. 6,1912  |   61| 18
                  |              | ents Proc-  |             |     |
                  |              | lamation    |             |     |
Utah              |      do      |Date of Act  |Jan. 4,1896  |   44| 14
Washington        |Mar. 2,1853   |     do      |Nov. 11,1889 |   36| 13
Nebraska          |May 30,1854   |     do      |Feb. 9,1867  |   12|  5
Kansas            |     do       |     do      |Jan. 29,1861 |    6|  6
Colorado          |Feb. 28,1861  |     do      |Aug. 1,1876  |   15|  7
Nevada            |Mar. 2,1861   |     do      |Oct. 31,1864 |    3|  1
Dakota            |     do       |     do      |Nov. 2,1889  |   28| 10
Arizona           |Feb. 24,1863  |     do      |Feb. 14,1912 |   49| 16
Idaho             |Mar. 3,1863   |     do      |July 3,1890  |   27| 12
Montana           |May 26,1864   |     do      |Nov. 8,1889  |   25|  9
Wyoming           |July 25,1868  |When officers|July 10,1890 |   22|  7
                  |              |  were quali-|             |     |
                  |              |  fied       |             |     |
Oklahoma          |May 2,1890    |Date of Act  |Nov. 16,1907 |   17|  7
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*Note: The Organic act for Missouri Territory, of June 4,1812,
     became effective the first Monday in December (7th), 1812.