Dakota Territory

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noun

a territory in the N central U.S., from 1861 to 1868 comprising present-day North Dakota and South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.

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How to use Dakota Territory in a sentence

A short distance beyond we crossed the state line into Dakota Territory.
History of Company E of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment of Volunteer Infantry|Alfred J. Hill
A thing at which to marvel was the growth of the eastern border of Dakota Territory in this, the time of the great boom.
Where the Trail Divides|Will Lillibridge
By 1883 two institutions of higher education had been founded in the northern half of Dakota Territory.
North Dakota|Various
The cow was purchased at Rosseau, Dakota Territory, a year later, for $225.
The Extermination of the American Bison|William T. Hornaday

In 1873 he was sent to Dakota Territory to serve against the Sioux.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various