page_title: Territorial evolution of Colorado
hierarchical_section_title: Territorial evolution of Colorado
caption_attribution_description: Map of the states and territories of the United States as it was from 1854 to 1858. On May 30 1854, Nebraska Territory and Kansas Territory was organized; the remaining portion of unorganized territory became known colloquially as "Indian Territory". On May 11 1858, part of Minnesota Territory was admitted as the state of Minnesota, the remainder becoming unorganized.
context_page_description: The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Colorado.
context_section_description: The following chronology traces the territorial evolution of the U.S. State of Colorado.
caption: An enlargeable map of the United States after the Kansas–Nebraska Act in 1854
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