Currently, all United States territories are either unincorporated (meaning that they are not fully part of the United States, with all aspects of the United States Constitution applying automatically) or unorganized (meaning that they do not have a form of government specified by an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress. Through most of U.S. history, however, territories not yet formally admitted as U.S. states were considered integral parts of the United States and organized as territories. This typically was considered a preliminary step towards full admission to statehood. An incorporated territory of the United States is a specific area under the jurisdiction of the United States, over which the United States Congress has determined that the United States Constitution is to be applied to the territorys inhabitants in its entirety (e. ... The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... In the history of the United States, an organized territory is a territory for which the United States Congress has enacted an Organic Act. ... In the history of the United States, an organized territory is a territory for which the United States Congress has enacted an Organic Act. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate Dick Cheney, R, since January 20, 2001 Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R, since January 6, 1999 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of January 4, 2005 elections) Democratic Party Republican Party... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... This article discusses states as sovereign political entities. ...

List of organized incorporated territories

The following organized incorporated territories were officially organized by Congress with an Organic Act on the first date listed. Each was admitted as a U.S. state (of the same name, except where noted) on the second date listed. Often, outlying portions of a territory were not included in the new state. In the history of the United States, an organized territory is a territory for which the United States Congress has enacted an Organic Act. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to...

• Northwest Territory, 1787-1803 (Ohio)
• Southwest Territory, 1790-1796 (Tennessee)
• Mississippi Territory, 1798-1817
• Indiana Territory, 1800-1816
• Orleans Territory, 1804-1812 (Louisiana)
• Michigan Territory, 1805-1837
• Louisiana Territory/Missouri Territory, 1805-1821
• Illinois Territory, 1809-1818
• Alabama Territory, 1817-1819
• Arkansas Territory, 1819-1836
• Florida Territory, 1822-1845
• Wisconsin Territory, 1836-1848
• Iowa Territory, 1838-1846
• Oregon Territory, 1848-1859
• Minnesota Territory, 1849-1858
• Utah Territory, 1850-1896
• New Mexico Territory, 1850-1912
• Washington Territory, 1853-1889
• Kansas Territory, 1854-1861
• Nebraska Territory, 1854-1867
• Colorado Territory, 1861-1876
• Dakota Territory, 1861-1889 (North Dakota and South Dakota)
• Nevada Territory, 1861-1864
• Arizona Territory, 1863-1912
• Idaho Territory, 1863-1890
• Montana Territory, 1864-1889
• Wyoming Territory, 1868-1890
• Oklahoma Territory, 1890-1907
• Hawaii Territory, 1900-1959
• Alaska Territory, 1912-1959

The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North West of the Ohio, was a governmental region within the early United States. ... The Southwest Territory, also known as the Territory South of the River Ohio, was an organized territory of the United States formed on May 26, 1790. ... all about mississippi! Mississippi state bird is a mocking bird mississippi state tree is mangoila tree ... Map of the Indiana Territory Indiana Territory was an organized territory of the United States from 1800 to 1816, created by Act of Congress and signed into law by President John Adams on May 7, 1800, effective on July 4. ... Orleans Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States formed out of the first subdivision of the Louisiana Purchase. ... From 1805-1818, the western border was a line through Lake Michigan. ... The United States in 1810, following the Louisiana Purchase. ... Missouri Territory was a historic, organized territory in the United States. ... Categories: Stub | Illinois history | U.S. historical regions and territories ... Alabama Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that was created out of the from the eastern portion of Mississippi Territory. ... Arkansas Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1819 to June 15, 1836, when it was admitted as Arkansas, the 25th U.S. state. ... The Florida Territory was a historic organized territory of the United States from 1822 to 1845. ... Wisconsin Territory became an organized territory of the United States by an act of U.S. Congress passed on April 20, 1836 which went into effect on July 3, 1836. ... Iowa Territory was an organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1838 until December 28, 1846 when it became Iowa, the 29th state. ... The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain, as well as to the organized U.S. territory formed from it that existed between 1848 and 1859. ... Minnesota Territory was an organized territory of the United States from March 3, 1849 to May 11, 1858, when Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state. ... The Utah Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1850 and 1896. ... The New Mexico Territory became an organized territory of the United States on September 9, 1850, and it existed until New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. ... Categories: Historical stubs | Washington history | U.S. historical regions and territories ... Kansas Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854 to January 29, 1861, when Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. ... Nebraska Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States from May 30, 1854 until March 1, 1867 when Nebraska became the 37th U.S. state. ... The Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico territories in 1860 The Colorado Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States that existed between 1861 and 1876. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ... The Nevada Territory in 1861, with the Utah and New Mexico territories. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Categories: US geography stubs | U.S. historical regions and territories | Idaho history | Montana history | Wyoming history ... The Montana Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1864 and 1889. ... Wyoming Territory was an organized territory of the United States that was existed from 1868 until its admission to the Union as the State of Wyoming in 1890. ... Oklahoma Territory was an organized territory of the United States from May 2, 1890 until November 16, 1907, when Oklahoma became the 46th state. ... On August 12, 1898, the flag of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i over ‘Iolani Palace was lowered to raise the United States flag to signify annexation. ... Alaska Territory was an organized territory of the United States from August 24, 1912 to January 3, 1959, when Alaska became the 49th state. ...

Miscellany

• Note that common regional names such as Louisiana Purchase, Indian Territory, and Oregon Country were never formally organized as territories.
• During the American Civil War, there was (at least nominally) a Confederate-established Arizona Territory (1861-1865), which split Arizona and New Mexico along an east-west line instead of the modern north-south line.
• Of the current 50 U.S. states, all were at one time or another part of a U.S. territory with the following exceptions: the original Thirteen Colonies; Kentucky and West Virginia (both split off from Virginia); Maine (split off from Massachusetts); and Vermont, Texas, and California (all previously self-declared republics).
• Since 1959, there have been no incorporated U.S. territories formally organized by an Organic Act.
• The only remaining part of the United States proper that is not part of a state (i.e., the only incorporated unorganized territory) is Palmyra Atoll, which was part of the Territory of Hawaii but was not included in the State of Hawaii upon statehood.

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See Also

• Territorial evolution of the United States
• Organized territory
• Incorporated territory