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The first Europeans explored the area in the 18th century establishing some limited trade with the natives. Much of the area was first organized by the United States as part of the Minnesota Territory and then the Dakota Territory in the 19th century. North Dakota gained statehood in 1889.

Signature: The will must be signed by the testator or by someone else in the testator's name in his conscious presence, by his direction. Witnesses: A North Dakota will must be signed by at least two individuals, each of whom signed within a reasonable time after witnessing the signing of the will as described above.

On March 2, 1861, President James Buchanan signed the bill creating the Dakota Territory, which originally included the area covered today by both Dakotas as well as Montana and Wyoming. The name was taken from that of the Dakota or Sioux Indian Tribe.

North Dakota is known for its Badlands, now part of the 70,000-acre Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Roosevelt's journey to the Dakota Territory in 1883 to hunt bison was among his Western ventures that instilled in him a fervor for preservation of natural lands, and ultimately the first national parks.

North Dakota becomes the 39th state. 1915 The Nonpartisan League (NPL) is formed by Arthur Townley to help small farmers. 1951 Oil is discovered near Tioga. 1960 Lake Sakakawea is formed when the Garrison Dam is completed.

The United States acquired most of the area of North Dakota from France in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It obtained the area in the north and northeast part of the present-day state by a convention, signed with Great Britain in 1818 that extended the northern boundary along the 49th parallel.