| Nebraska Territory |
Article Index for Nebraska |
Website Links For Nebraska |
Information AboutNebraska Territory |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT NEBRASKA TERRITORY | |
| history of omaha | |
| former regions and territories of the united states | |
| history of nebraska | |
| 1854 establishments | |
|
The 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 . It was established by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. The territorial capital was Omaha . Nebraska's original boundaries (as specifed by its Organic Act ) included much of the original Louisiana Purchase ; the territory's boundaries were:
Upon creation, the territory encompassed most of the northern Great Plains , much of the upper Missouri River basin and the eastern portions of the northern Rocky Mountains . The Nebraska Territory gradually reduced in size as new territories were created in the 1860 s:
HISTORY An Enabling Act was passed by Congress in 1864. Delegates for a constitutional convention were elected; this convention did not produce a constitution. Two years later, in 1866 , a constitution was drafted and voted upon; it was approved by 100 votes. However, a clause in this constitution limiting suffrage to "free white males" held Nebraska's entry into the Union for almost a year; the 1866 Enabling Act for the state was subject to a Pocket Veto by President Andrew Johnson . When Congress reconvened in 1867, another bill creating Nebraska as a state was passed, this time on the condition that Nebraska's constitution be amended to remove the suffrage clause. This bill was also vetoed by President Johnson; Congress then overrode his veto. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
|
|
|