Historical Atlas of North America (16 July 1882)

Political map of North America & the Caribbean on 16 Jul 1882 (Closing the Frontier: Apache Wars), showing the following events: Colorado becomes US state; Eisenstuck Affair; Sioux and Cheyenne surrender; Nez Perce War; St Barthelemy to France; Victorio’s War; White River War; Geronimo flees to Mexico; Apache raid central Arizona.

C a n a d a(Br. dom.)

M e x i c o

U n i t e d S t a t e s

o f A m e r i c a

Windward
Islands(Br.)

North-West
Territories(Can. terr.)

Arizona

Territory(US terr.)

Idaho
Territory(US terr.)

Montana
Territory(US terr.)

Dakota
Territory(US terr.)

Wyoming
Territory(US terr.)

Mosquito
Reserve(semi-indep)

Geronimo

Washington
Territory(US terr.)

Honduras

Wisconsin

Utah Terr.(US terr.)

New Mexico
Territory(US terr.)

District
of
Keewatin(Can. terr.)

Clipperton(Fr. claim)

Aug 1876Colorado
becomes US state

Oct 1876–Mar 1878Germany confronts
Nicaragua

Apr–May 1877Sioux & Cheyenne
surrender to
US authorities

Jun–Oct 1877Nez Perce conduct
fighting retreat
across northwest US

Mar 1878Sweden returns
St. Barthélemy
to France

Jul 1879–Oct 1880Victorio’s Apache fight
guerrilla war against
US & Mexico

Sep–Oct 1879White River War:
US crushes Ute
uprising

Sep 1881Geronimo & his followers
escape to Mexico,
beginning cross-border raids

2–17 Jul 1882Apache raid
central Arizona

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