Wyoming, state, United States: European Claims
European Claims
Portions of what is now Wyoming were at one time claimed by Spain, France, and England. The acquisition of the territory by the United States was completed through five major annexations—the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Treaty of 1819 with Spain, cession by the Republic of Texas in 1836 and partition from Texas after it was annexed in 1845, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) after the Mexican War, and the international agreement (1846) with Great Britain concerning the Columbia River country (see Oregon).
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- The Energy Industry and Agriculture since the 1920s
- Statehood and Progressive Legislation
- Territorial Status and Economic Development
- Native American Hostilities and Increased Settlement
- The Fur Trade and Westward Migration
- European Claims
- Government and Higher Education
- Economy
- Geography
- Facts and Figures
- Bibliography
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