| Territory of Nebraska | |||||||||||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||||||||||
| 1854–1867 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Capital | Omaha | ||||||||||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 May 1854 | |||||||||||||||||
• Colorado Territory formed | February 28, 1861 | ||||||||||||||||
• Dakota Territory formed | March 2, 1861 | ||||||||||||||||
• Idaho Territory formed | March 3, 1863 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 March 1867 | |||||||||||||||||
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The Territory of Nebraska was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854,[1] until March 1, 1867, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Territory was created by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854. The territorial capital was Omaha. The territory encompassed areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Colorado, and Montana.