The Territory of Wyoming was an organized territory of the United States that existed from 1868 until its admission to the Union as the State of Wyoming in 1890. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cheyenne was the territorial capital. Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U The boundaries of Wyoming Territory were identical those of the modern state of Wyoming.

Pre-territory

Because of Wyoming's location at the intersection of the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Country, and the Mexican Cession, the land which became Wyoming has a complicated history of territorial relationships. For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" Oregon Country or Oregon (to be distinguished from the American State also called Oregon) was a predominantly American term referring to The Mexican Cession is a historical name for the region of the present day southwestern United States that was ceded to the U Portions of the territory which eventually fell under Wyoming's jurisdiction were at various points associated with Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Dakota, Nebraska and Utah, and had previously belonged to the independent states of Great Britain, France, Spain, Mexico, and Texas. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. For other meanings of the word including the United States states please see Dakota The Design Analysis Kit for Optimization and Terascale Applications Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.

The northern Rockies after the formation of the Dakota Territory from Nebraska Territory in 1861.

The portion of the Wyoming Territory east of the continental divide was acquired by the U. A continental divide is a line of elevated Terrain which forms a border between two watersheds such that Water falling on one side of the line eventually S. in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase and organized into the Nebraska Territory in 1854. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Territory of Nebraska was a historic Organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year In 1861, the northern half of the Nebraska Territory, including the northeastern portion of future Wyoming Territory became part of the Dakota Territory (left), while the southeastern portion remained with Nebraska, forming an extended Nebraska "panhandle" which included the settlement of Cheyenne. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dakota Territory was the name of an organized territory of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1889 Cheyenne ( /ʃaɪˈæn/ or /ʃaɪˈɛn/) is the capital of the U In 1863, the Idaho Territory was formed; it included the entirety of the modern states of Idaho and Montana and almost all of modern Wyoming save the southwest corner. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Idaho Territory was an Organized territory of the United States which existed from 1863 to 1890 The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern

1861 and 1863 divisions of the Washington Territory.

The portion of the Wyoming Territory west of the continental divide and north of the 42nd parallel was originally part of the Oregon Country, which was organized into the Oregon Territory in 1848; when Oregon entered the union as a state under its present boundaries in 1859, this land became part of the Washington Territory (although its eastern part had been granted to the Nebraska Territory in 1854 (right). Oregon Country or Oregon (to be distinguished from the American State also called Oregon) was a predominantly American term referring to The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Washington Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed in February 8, 1853 from the portion of the The Territory of Nebraska was a historic Organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Idaho Territory subsumed this land as well in 1863. Idaho Territory was an Organized territory of the United States which existed from 1863 to 1890 Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

1861 partition of the Utah Territory.

The southwestern corner of what became the Wyoming Territory, south of the 42nd parallel, became part of the United States with the 1848 Mexican Cession. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Mexican Cession is a historical name for the region of the present day southwestern United States that was ceded to the U An eastern section of this was once claimed by the Republic of Texas. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to In 1851, the portion of this land west of the continental divide was made part of the Utah Territory, and, with the organization of the Colorado Territory in 1861, most of it was transferred to the Nebraska Territory (left) and subsumed into the Idaho Territory in 1863. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year For the western film see Colorado Territory (film. The Territory of Colorado was an Organized territory of the United States of Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A small corner of Wyoming remained part of Utah until the creation of the Wyoming Territory in 1868.

1864 partition of the Idaho Territory.

In 1864, with the formation of the Montana Territory, the southeastern section of the Idaho Territory (most of modern Wyoming) became briefly part of Dakota Territory once again (right), although a strip of land along the western border of what would become Wyoming remained part of the Idaho Territory. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Dakota Territory was the name of an organized territory of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1889

Wyoming Territory

The territory was formally organized by Act of Congress on July 25, 1868. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap At the time of its formation, it took land from the Dakota, Idaho, and Utah Territories. It was admitted to the Union as the 44th state on July 10, 1890. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

See also

• Territorial evolution of the United States
• U.S. congressional delegates from Wyoming Territory

External links

• Timeline of Wyoming History