Michigan Territory - Territorial Evolution of Michigan

Territorial Evolution of Michigan

  • Territorial evolution of the United States
    • Territory of France that encompassed land that would later become part of the Territory of Michigan:
      • Louisiane, 1682–1764 and 1803
    • Territory of Spain that encompassed land that would later become part of the Territory of Michigan:
      • Luisiana, 1764–1803
    • U.S. territories that encompassed land that would later become part of the Territory of Michigan:
      • Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, 1787–1803
      • Territory of Indiana, 1800–1816
      • Louisiana Purchase, 1803–1804
      • District of Louisiana, 1804–1805
      • Territory of Louisiana, 1805–1812
      • Territory of Illinois, 1809–1818
      • Territory of Missouri, 1812–1821
    • U.S. territories that encompassed land that was previously part of the Territory of Michigan:
      • Territory of Wisconsin, 1836–1848
      • Territory of Iowa, 1838–1846
      • Territory of Minnesota, 1849–1858
      • Territory of Dakota, 1861–1889
    • U.S. states that encompass land that was once part of the Territory of Michigan:
      • State of Michigan, 1837
      • State of Iowa, 1846
      • State of Wisconsin, 1848
      • State of Minnesota, 1858
      • State of North Dakota, 1889
      • State of South Dakota, 1889

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