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Bookmark or Share- History of Montana - WikipediaAfter the discovery of gold in the region, Montana was designated as a United States territory ( Montana Territory) on May 26, 1864, and, with rapid population growth, as the 41st state on November 8, 1889. The reorganization of the Idaho Territory in 1864, showing the newly created Montana Territory.
- Montana - HISTORYMontana is the fourth largest U.S. state by area, behind Alaska, Texas and California, but with an average of just six people per square mile, it is one of the country’s least densely populated ...
- Montana's Official State Website - BRIEF HISTORY OF MONTANABrief History of Montana. Native Americans were the first inhabitants of the area to become known as the state of Montana. Tribes include the Crows in the south central region, the Cheyenne in the southeastern part of the state, the Blackfeet, Assiniboine, and Gros Ventres in the central and north-central areas, and the Kootenai and Salish in ...
- Montana - Native American, Lewis & Clark, Mining | BritannicaEager to secure the area and its mineral wealth for the union, the federal government established Montana Territory in 1864 with Bannack, on Grasshopper Creek, as its first capital, and Virginia City, in Alder Gulch, as its second. As pressure from U.S. settlers increased, the Native Americans fought to protect their hunting grounds.
- Montana Territory - WikipediaThe Territory of Montana was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1864, until November 8, 1889, when it was admitted as the 41st state in the Union as the state of Montana.
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