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Montana Timeline

By ericao
  • The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase makes most of Montana US territory.
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark

    In 1805 the Lewis and Clark expedition passes through Montana.
  • St. Mary's Mission was established

    St. Mary's Mission was established

    Catholic priests established the St.Mary's Mission in the Bitteroot range.
  • Gold is Discovered

    Gold is Discovered

    In 1862 gold gets discovered at Grasshopper Creek, setting off a gold rush.
  • Montana became a territory

    Montana became a territory

    On May 26, 1864 Abraham Lincon signed documents officialy establishing Montana as a territory.
  • The Little Bighorn Battle

    The Little Bighorn Battle

    George Armstrong Custer and his men underestimated the Native Americans in the The Little Bighorn, so the lost.
  • The Northern Pacific Railway was completed

    The Northern Pacific Railway was completed

    In 1883 the Norther Pacific Railway, running the length of Montana was completed.
  • Montana's Statehood

    Montana's Statehood

    Montana became the 41st state in the Union.
  • Woman win the right to vote

    Woman win the right to vote

    In 1914 woman in Montana win the right to vote.
  • Jeanette Rankin becames the first U.S. congress woman

    Jeanette Rankin becames the first U.S. congress woman

    In 1916 Jenette Rankin of Missoula becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. congress.