Spain established its colony of Santa Fe de Nuevo Méjico (New Mexico) on 1598-07-12. Spain claimed a huge, but unspecified, region within about one hundred leagues (approximately 345 miles or 556 kilometers) of the upper Rio Grande as part of this colony. This claim encompassed all of the present U.S. states of New Mexico and Colorado and adjacent areas.
A century later, France established its colony of la Louisiane on 1699-02-13. France claimed the entire drainage basin of the Mississippi River, although France had no idea that the basin was the Earth's second longest river system.
Spain assumed administration of la Louisiane as a result of the Treaty of Paris signed on 1763-02-10. Spain renamed the colony la Louisiana, but the colony retained its essential French character.
Thirteen
British colonies declared their
independence from the
United Kingdom as the
United States of America on
1776-07-04.
France reacquired
la Louisiane as a result of the
Treaty of San Ildefonso signed in secrecy on
1800-10-01, but France was ill equipped to resume control of its colony.
The
United States acquired a claim to the entire
Mississippi River
drainage basin with its
Louisiana Purchase from
France on
1803-12-20. This claim conflicted with
Spain's claim to the southern
Rocky Mountain region.
In 1806 and 1807, a
U.S. Army
surveillance party under the command of Captain
Zebulon Pike reconnoitered the disputed region between the
Louisiana Purchase and the
Spanish
Province of New Mexico to assess
Spain's military strength and intentions in the region.
México declared its independence on
1810-09-16, but
Spain continued to assert its control. The United States ceded the region south and west of the
Arkansas River to
Spain (in exchange for
Florida) with the
Adams-Onís Treaty on
1821-02-22.
Six months later on
1821-08-24, Spain recognized the independence of
México.
The
Republic of Texas declared its independence from
México on
1836-03-02. By virtue of the
Treaties of Velasco signed on
1836-05-14, the Republic of Texas claimed all land between the
Rio Grande and the
Arkansas River, including a strip from the headwaters of the two rivers extending north to the
42nd parallel north, but Texas made no attempt to occupy this western region. México staunchly refuted this claim and insisted that the
Rio Nueces was the legitimate border between the two nations.
The United States admitted Texas to the
Union on
1845-12-29, and assumed the disputed territorial claims of the Republic of Texas.
U.S. President
James K. Polk sent
U.S. troops to secure the disputed region between the Rio Nueces and the Rio Grande. The
Mexican-American War ensued.
The United States secured the disputed Texas claims and acquired the remaining northern territory of
Mexico at the conclusion of the
Mexican-American War with the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on
1848-05-30.
The
Compromise of 1850 set the northern and western boundaries of the
State of Texas and organized the
Territory of New Mexico and the
Territory of Utah on
1850-09-09. On
1851-04-09,
Hispanic settlers from
Taos, New Mexico, settled
San Luis, then in the new
Territory of New Mexico, but now the oldest town in
Colorado.
The
Kansas-Nebraska Act organized the
Territory of Kansas and the
Territory of Nebraska on
1854-05-30.
Substantial quantities of gold were discovered along the
South Platte River in western
Kansas Territory in
1858, precipitating the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush.
The de facto but extralegal
Territory of Jefferson governed the region from
1859-10-24, until
1861.
The anti-slavery
Republican Party took control of the
U.S. Congress following the
U.S. election of 1860. Six
slave states seceded from the
United States as
civil war loomed. The eastern portion of the
Territory of Kansas was admitted to the
Union as the
free
State of Kansas on
1861-01-29. This left the western portion of the former Kansas Territory unorganized.
Ten days later on
1861-02-08, the six
slave states of
South Carolina,
Mississippi,
Florida,
Alabama,
Georgia, and
Louisiana formed the
Confederate States of America.
Twenty days later on
1861-02-28, outgoing
U.S. President
James Buchanan signed the
Organic Act for the
free
Territory of Colorado.
[1] (No substantive changes have been made to the boundaries of Colorado since this act.)
Abraham Lincoln assumed the
U.S. Presidency four days later on
1861-03-04, and
American Civil War soon commenced. The
Territory of Jefferson dissolved shortly after
Governor
William Gilpin of the new Colorado Territory arrived.
On
1876-08-01, 28 days after the
Centennial of the United States,
U.S. President
Ulysses Grant issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring that the
Territory of Colorado had met the criteria set by the
U.S. Congress and was admitted to the
Union as the
State of Colorado, the 38th
U.S. State.
The
State of Colorado and the
United States of America today.
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Spain established its colony of Santa Fe de Nuevo Méjico (New Mexico) on 1598-07-12. Spain claimed a huge, but unspecified, region within about one hundred leagues (approximately 345 miles or 556 kilometers) of the upper Rio Grande as part of this colony. This claim encompassed all of the present U.S. states of New Mexico and Colorado and adjacent areas.
A century later, France established its colony of la Louisiane on 1699-02-13. France claimed the entire drainage basin of the Mississippi River, although France had no idea that the basin was the Earth's second longest river system.
Spain assumed administration of la Louisiane as a result of the Treaty of Paris signed on 1763-02-10. Spain renamed the colony la Louisiana, but the colony retained its essential French character.
Thirteen
British colonies declared their
independence from the
United Kingdom as the
United States of America on
1776-07-04.
France reacquired
la Louisiane as a result of the
Treaty of San Ildefonso signed in secrecy on
1800-10-01, but France was ill equipped to resume control of its colony.
The
United States acquired a claim to the entire
Mississippi River
drainage basin with its
Louisiana Purchase from
France on
1803-12-20. This claim conflicted with
Spain's claim to the southern
Rocky Mountain region.
In 1806 and 1807, a
U.S. Army
surveillance party under the command of Captain
Zebulon Pike reconnoitered the disputed region between the
Louisiana Purchase and the
Spanish
Province of New Mexico to assess
Spain's military strength and intentions in the region.
México declared its independence on
1810-09-16, but
Spain continued to assert its control. The United States ceded the region south and west of the
Arkansas River to
Spain (in exchange for
Florida) with the
Adams-Onís Treaty on
1821-02-22.
Six months later on
1821-08-24, Spain recognized the independence of
México.
The
Republic of Texas declared its independence from
México on
1836-03-02. By virtue of the
Treaties of Velasco signed on
1836-05-14, the Republic of Texas claimed all land between the
Rio Grande and the
Arkansas River, including a strip from the headwaters of the two rivers extending north to the
42nd parallel north, but Texas made no attempt to occupy this western region. México staunchly refuted this claim and insisted that the
Rio Nueces was the legitimate border between the two nations.
The United States admitted Texas to the
Union on
1845-12-29, and assumed the disputed territorial claims of the Republic of Texas.
U.S. President
James K. Polk sent
U.S. troops to secure the disputed region between the Rio Nueces and the Rio Grande. The
Mexican-American War ensued.
The United States secured the disputed Texas claims and acquired the remaining northern territory of
Mexico at the conclusion of the
Mexican-American War with the
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on
1848-05-30.
The
Compromise of 1850 set the northern and western boundaries of the
State of Texas and organized the
Territory of New Mexico and the
Territory of Utah on
1850-09-09. On
1851-04-09,
Hispanic settlers from
Taos, New Mexico, settled
San Luis, then in the new
Territory of New Mexico, but now the oldest town in
Colorado.
The
Kansas-Nebraska Act organized the
Territory of Kansas and the
Territory of Nebraska on
1854-05-30.
Substantial quantities of gold were discovered along the
South Platte River in western
Kansas Territory in
1858, precipitating the
Pike's Peak Gold Rush.
The de facto but extralegal
Territory of Jefferson governed the region from
1859-10-24, until
1861.
The anti-slavery
Republican Party took control of the
U.S. Congress following the
U.S. election of 1860. Six
slave states seceded from the
United States as
civil war loomed. The eastern portion of the
Territory of Kansas was admitted to the
Union as the
free
State of Kansas on
1861-01-29. This left the western portion of the former Kansas Territory unorganized.
Ten days later on
1861-02-08, the six
slave states of
South Carolina,
Mississippi,
Florida,
Alabama,
Georgia, and
Louisiana formed the
Confederate States of America.
Twenty days later on
1861-02-28, outgoing
U.S. President
James Buchanan signed the
Organic Act for the
free
Territory of Colorado.
[1] (No substantive changes have been made to the boundaries of Colorado since this act.)
Abraham Lincoln assumed the
U.S. Presidency four days later on
1861-03-04, and
American Civil War soon commenced. The
Territory of Jefferson dissolved shortly after
Governor
William Gilpin of the new Colorado Territory arrived.
On
1876-08-01, 28 days after the
Centennial of the United States,
U.S. President
Ulysses Grant issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring that the
Territory of Colorado had met the criteria set by the
U.S. Congress and was admitted to the
Union as the
State of Colorado, the 38th
U.S. State.
The
State of Colorado and the
United States of America today.
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