- Territorial evolution of Utah
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An enlargeable map of the United States after the Treaty of Paris in 1789
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An enlargeable map of the United States as it has been since 1959The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Utah.
Contents
Timeline
- Historical territorial claims of Spain in the present State of Utah:
- Nueva Vizcaya, 1562–1821
- Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, 1598–1821
- Gran Cuenca, 1776–1821
- Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
- Treaty of Córdoba of 1821
- Historical territorial claims of Mexico in the present State of Utah:
- Santa Fé de Nuevo México, 1821–1848
- Gran Cuenca, 1821–1848
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848
- Historical political divisions of the United States in the present State of Utah:
- Unorganized territory created by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Territory of Utah, 1850–1896
- Utah Organic Act, September 9, 1850[1]
- Eastern portion of the Utah Territory is incorporated into the new Territory of Colorado, February 28, 1861
- Western portion of the Utah Territory is incorporated into the new Territory of Nevada, March 2, 1861
- North-eastern portion of the Utah Territory is transferred to the Territory of Nebraska, March 2, 1861
- Western 53 miles of the Utah Territory is transferred to the Territory of Nevada, July 14, 1862
- Another 53 miles of the Utah Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, May 5, 1866
- North-eastern corner of the Utah Territory is incorporated into the new Territory of Wyoming, July 25, 1868
- Utah Enabling Act, July 16, 1894
- Territory of Jefferson (extralegal), 1859–1861
- State of Utah since January 4, 1896[2]
See also
Territorial evolution of Arizona
Territorial evolution of Colorado
Territorial evolution of Idaho
Territorial evolution of Nevada
Territorial evolution of New Mexico
Territorial evolution of Wyoming
References
- ^ Thirty-first United States Congress (September 9, 1850). "An Act to provide a Territorial Government for Utah" (cgi-bin). http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsl&fileName=009/llsl009.db&recNum=480. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ^ Grover Cleveland (January 4, 1896). "By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation Admitting the State of Utah to the Union". http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=70787. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
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