Upon the arrival of the first Europeans, the region was populated by Amerindians, of which the Sioux, the Nose-Furar, the Kootenais, the Cheyennes or the Black Feet. Traveled through French trappers during the eighteenth century, it was part of the French Louisiana territory, then sold it, in 1803, to the United States.
It was explored in part by the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805-1806. In 1807, Canadian explorer and fur trader David Thompson descended south to Lake Flathead, then climbed up to Clark Fork to reach the site of the current Missoula. The fur trade became very active over upper Missouri, but trappers quickly clashed with Blackfoot hostility. In 1828, the American Fur Company built Extremely Union. River navigation from Saint Louis constituted the main Montana contact with the east of the country, until the Northern Pacific Railroad reached the mountains in 1883.
The discovery of gold deposits in the years 1850-1860 (Bannack, Virginia City) provoked a massive immigration of prospectors and settlers. In 1864, Montana was built on territory. Conflicts broke out early between settlers and Indians (1870-1881). The Indians strongly opposed a resistance, symbolized by the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876, which is experiencing the Sioux’s victory over General Custer.
Montana joined the Union on November 8, 1889, becoming the forty-first American state. Mining extraction then made the state rich. The Montana economy was severely affected by the great crisis of the 1930s. But in 1940, the construction of the Fort Peck dam allowed electrification, irrigation, flood control and improved navigation to the upper Missouri course.
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Universities in Montana
University of Montana in Missoula
The state University of Montana in the city of Missoula was founded in 1893 and is now one of the largest universities in the state of Montana. The campus of the university is particularly impressive. Because of this campus it also calls itself “city within a city”. Rolling Stone magazine also named the campus the “most scenic campus in America”. In addition to the historic buildings, visitors will also find the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, the spectrUM Discovery Area and the Montana Museum of Art & Culture. Around 15,000 students are currently studying at the following faculties:
- Biomedicine
- forestry
- Humanities
- Health professions
- journalism
- art
- Natural sciences
- pedagogy
- law Sciences
- Economics
| Contact | www.umt.edu |
Montana State University in Bozeman
The state-owned Montana State University in the city of Bozeman was founded in 1893 and is currently the second largest university in the state with over 14,000 students. The university of course also shaped the city of Bozeman, which has around 38,000 inhabitants. Montana State University currently has the following faculties:
- Agricultural sciences
- biology
- chemistry
- Humanities
- Health sciences
- Engineering
- Art and architecture
- pedagogy
- Nursing science
- Economics
| Contact | www.montana.edu |
Public Schools in Montana by County
- Montana Beaverhead County Public Schools
- Montana Big Horn County Public Schools
- Montana Blaine County Public Schools
- Montana Broadwater County Public Schools
- Montana Carbon County Public Schools
- Montana Carter County Public Schools
- Montana Cascade County Public Schools
- Montana Chouteau County Public Schools
- Montana Custer County Public Schools
- Montana Daniels County Public Schools
- Montana Dawson County Public Schools
- Montana Deer Lodge County Public Schools
- Montana Fallon County Public Schools
- Montana Fergus County Public Schools
- Montana Flathead County Public Schools
- Montana Gallatin County Public Schools
- Montana Garfield County Public Schools
- Montana Glacier County Public Schools
- Montana Golden Valley County Public Schools
- Montana Granite County Public Schools
- Montana Hill County Public Schools
- Montana Jefferson County Public Schools
- Montana Judith Basin County Public Schools
- Montana Lake County Public Schools
- Montana Lewis And Clark County Public Schools
- Montana Liberty County Public Schools
- Montana Lincoln County Public Schools
- Montana Madison County Public Schools
- Montana Mccone County Public Schools
- Montana Meagher County Public Schools
- Montana Mineral County Public Schools
- Montana Missoula County Public Schools
- Montana Musselshell County Public Schools
- Montana Park County Public Schools
- Montana Petroleum County Public Schools
- Montana Phillips County Public Schools
- Montana Pondera County Public Schools
- Montana Powder River County Public Schools
- Montana Powell County Public Schools
- Montana Prairie County Public Schools
- Montana Ravalli County Public Schools
- Montana Richland County Public Schools
- Montana Roosevelt County Public Schools
- Montana Rosebud County Public Schools
- Montana Sanders County Public Schools
- Montana Sheridan County Public Schools
- Montana Silver Bow County Public Schools
- Montana Stillwater County Public Schools
- Montana Sweet Grass County Public Schools
- Montana Teton County Public Schools
- Montana Toole County Public Schools
- Montana Treasure County Public Schools
- Montana Valley County Public Schools
- Montana Wheatland County Public Schools
- Montana Wibaux County Public Schools
- Montana Yellowstone County Public Schools