Nebraska Territory

Territory of Nebraska
Organized incorporated territory of the United States
1854–1867
Capital	Omaha
• Type	Organized incorporated territory
History
• Kansas–Nebraska Act	May 30, 1854
• Colorado Territory formed	February 28, 1861
• Dakota Territory formed	March 2, 1861
• Idaho Territory formed	March 3, 1863
• Statehood	March 1, 1867
Preceded by Succeeded by Unorganized territory Washington Territory Colorado Territory Dakota Territory Idaho Territory Nebraska

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.