Washington Territorial Government

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Municipality
gptkbp:area 69,000 square miles
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Olympia
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkbp:cultural_impact Native_American_tribes
European_settlers
Asian_immigration
gptkbp:currency gptkb:United_States_dollar
gptkbp:demographics Diverse population
Chinese_immigrants
African_American_settlers
Immigrants_from_Europe
Settlers_from_the_Midwest
gptkbp:dissolved 1889
gptkbp:economicActivity Agriculture
Fishing
Mining
Trade
Logging
gptkbp:established 1853
gptkbp:flag Territorial_flag_of_Washington
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Columbia_River
gptkb:Cascade_Range
gptkb:Puget_Sound
gptkbp:governs gptkb:Isaac_I._Stevens
gptkbp:historical_significance Foundation of Washington State
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Indian_Wars
Railroad expansion
Statehood in 1889
Gold Rush of 1850s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Washington Territorial Government
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legalStatus Washington_Territorial_Courts
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Washington_Territorial_Legislature
Homestead Act
Organic Act of 1853
Land Donation Act
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Alki_(By_and_By)
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:James_Tilton
gptkb:Elisha_P._Ferry
Charles_H._Mason
John_R._Rogers
William_A._Gorman
gptkbp:population approximately 75,000 in 1880
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Oregon_Territory
gptkbp:session 1854
1889
gptkbp:successor gptkb:State_of_Washington
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Washington