The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Wyoming .
The District of Louisiana, or Louisiana District, was an official and temporary United States government designation for the portion of the Louisiana Purchase that had not been organized into the Territory of Orleans or "Orleans Territory". The district officially existed from March 10, 1804, until July 4, 1805, when it was organized as the Louisiana Territory.
The territory of the United States and its overseas possessions has evolved over time, from the colonial era to the present day. It includes formally organized territories, proposed and failed states, unrecognized breakaway states, international and interstate purchases, cessions, and land grants, and historical military departments and administrative districts. The last section lists informal regions from American vernacular geography known by popular nicknames and linked by geographical, cultural, or economic similarities, some of which are still in use today.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Montana:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Kansas:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Minnesota:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Oklahoma:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Texas:
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Wyoming:
The area currently occupied by the U.S. State of New Mexico has undergone numerous changes in occupancy and territorial claims and designations. This geographic chronology traces the territorial evolution of New Mexico.
The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Montana.
The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Idaho.
The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Washington.
The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. state of Oregon.
The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Utah.
The following timeline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Arizona.
The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Nevada.
The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of North Dakota.
The following outline traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of South Dakota.
The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War and by Canadians as the Seven Years' War / Guerre de Sept Ans, or by French-Canadians, La Guerre de la Conquête. It was signed by Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. Preferring to keep Guadeloupe, France gave up Canada and all of its claims to territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain. With France out of North America this dramatically changed the European political scene on the continent.