Communities Develop and Montana Becomes a Territory

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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?


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