Communities Develop and Montana Becomes a Territory
1874
A major vein of silver was discovered in Butte.
The Organic Act, May 26, 1864
Congress passed this law which created Montana Territory.
1863
Gold discovered in Alder Gulch - Virginia City.
1862
Gold discovered in Grasshopper Creek - Bannack.
1864
Gold discovered in Last Chance Gulch - Helena.
taxes
How government services like roads, schools, mail delivery, and law enforcement paid for.
gold nuggets worth $2,500
In January of 1864 Sidney Edgerton went to Washington D.C. to ask Congress to create a new territory. What did he bring to show how valuable this new territory was?
congress
It is the national legislative body of the United States that includes the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Government provided services.
Roads, schools, mail delivery, and law enforcement.
1861-1865
The Civil War was fought between the Union and the Confederacy.
Lewiston
The capital of Idaho territory.
Bannack
The first territorial capital of Montana Territory.
Sidney Edgerton
The first territorial governor of Montana.
Idaho
The land called Montana before 1864 was part of this territory.
Spanish and Latin
The language that the name 'Montana' came from.
The Federal Government
The main government of our country including the President, the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. House and Senate.
mountainous
The meaning of the name "Montana".
2 U.S. Senators
The number of senators each state in our country gets to serve in the U.S. Senate.
To prevent the southern states from taking over the gold fields.
The reason that President Lincoln and Congress sponsored special wagon trains along the Northern Overland Route to help northerners move into the gold fields of the West.
Virginia City
The second territorial capital of Montana Territory
60,000
The size that the non-Indian population needed to be for a region to qualify as a state.
5,000
The size that the non-Indian population needed to be for a region to qualify as a territory.
435 Representatives
The total number of U.S. Representatives that serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
100 State Representatives
The total number of representatives that serve in the Montana State House of Representatives.
50 State Senators
The total number of senators that serve in the Montana State Senate.
100 U.S. Senators
The total number of senators that serve in the U.S. Senate.
The Civil War
The war that was in progress at the time that Montana became a territory.
legislate
To make, pass or enact laws. For example: "Congress must legislate strong new laws."
Washington, D.C.
Where the capital of the Federal Government of the United States is located.
The President of the United States
Who appoints the governor, a territorial secretary and judges for the territorial court?
