| 30 Jun 1805 |
part of the Indiana Territory constitutes a separate territory to be called Michigan, in accordance with an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 24 Dec 1804, House of Representatives on 7 Jan 1805 with an amendment, Senate concurred in amendment on 8 Jan 1805), signed into law on 11 Jan 1805, effective on 30 Jun 1805, the date appointed by the act (Statutes at Large, 2:58-59) [1] |
| 30 Jun 1805 - 2 Jul 1836 |
Territory of Michigan |
| 16 Aug 1812 |
the Territory of Michigan is declared to have been "by Capitulation, ceded" to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's Forces in the Province of Upper Canada on 16 Aug 1812 at Detroit (Territorial Papers, 10:402-403) |
| 29 Sep 1813 |
civil government of the Territory of Michigan under the authority of the United States is reestablished in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the 8th Military District on 29 Sep 1813 at Detroit (Territorial Papers, 10:449) |
| 26 Jan 1835 |
the inhabitants of part of the Territory of Michigan within the boundaries originally established in 1805 are authorized to form a constitution and state government in accordance with an act passed by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan on 23 Jan 1835 and signed into law on 26 Jan 1835 (Michigan Territory Laws, 3:1356-1359; Democratic Free Press, No. 40, 28 Jan 1835, p. 2) [2] |
| 30 Mar 1835 |
the laws of the Territory of Michigan are to remain in force, and the Legislative Council is to continue to operate in the district not included within the limits of the future State of Michigan, in accordance with an act passed by the Legislative Council of Michigan on 28? Mar 1835 and signed into law on 30 Mar 1835 (Michigan Territory Laws, 3:1416-1417) [3] |
| 3 Jul 1836 |
part of the Territory of Michigan within designated boundaries, excluding the State of Michigan, constitutes a separate territory under the name of Wisconsin, and the authority of the territorial government of Michigan ceases on 3 Jul 1836, the date appointed by an act passed by the Congress of the United States (Senate on 29 Mar 1836, House of Representatives on 8 Apr 1836 with amendments, Senate disagrees to an amendment on 8 Apr 1836, Senate recedes from disagreement to the amendment on 18 Apr 1836) and signed into law on 20 Apr 1836 (Statutes at Large, 5:10-16) [4] |
