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
- Anglo-American Convention of 1818
- 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
- Compromise of 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{{cite web|date=March 2, 1861|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=012/llsl012.db&recNum=240|title=An Act to organize the Territory of Nevada|format=cgi-bin|author=Thirty-sixth United States Congress|accessdate=June 5, 2009}}
- Western 53 miles of the Utah Territory is transferred to the Territory of Nevada, July 14, 1862
- Nevada Enabling Act, March 21, 1864{{cite web|date=March 21, 1864|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=013/llsl013.db&recNum=59|title=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|format=cgi-bin|author=Thirty-eighth United States Congress|accessdate=June 5, 2009}}
- State of Nevada since 1864
- Nevada Statehood, October 31, 1864{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=69999|title=By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of Nevada to the Union|author=Abraham Lincoln|date=October 31, 1864|accessdate=June 4, 2009}}
- 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
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See also
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:{{Flagicon|Arizona}} Territorial evolution of Arizona
:{{Flagicon|California}} Territorial evolution of California
:{{Flagicon|Idaho}} Territorial evolution of Idaho
:{{Flagicon|Oregon}} Territorial evolution of Oregon
:{{Flagicon|Utah}} Territorial evolution of Utah
References
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External links
- [http://www.nv.gov/ State of Nevada website]
- [http://nevada-history.org/ Nevada History]
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