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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Billings, Montana [r]: A city in south central Montana; estimated population (2006) 100,000. [e]
- Butte, Montana [r]: A city in western Montana; estimated population (2006) 32,000. [e]
- Helena, Montana [r]: The capital city of Montana, located in the western part of the state; estimated population (2006) 28,000. [e]
- Missoula, Montana [r]: A city located in the extreme western part of Montana; estimated population (2006) 64,000. [e]
- Great Falls, Montana [r]: A city located in the west central part of Montana; estimated population (2006) 56,000. [e]
Politics and government
State government
U.S. Senate
- Max Baucus [r]: U.S. Senator (D-Montana), Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance; heading Gang of Six on health care reform; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
- Jon Tester [r]: U.S. Senator (D-Montana); Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs [e]
U.S. House of Representatives (at-large member)
Social, cultural, and educational
- University of Montana [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Montana State University [r]: Add brief definition or description
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
- Great Plains [r]: A large area of semi-arid grasslands located east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River and extending from Texas northwards into southern Canada. [e]
- Missouri River [r]: Main drainage river of the north central United States, arising in the Rocky Mountains of southwest Montana and flowing 2315 miles until it empties into the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri. [e]
- Rocky Mountains [r]: Add brief definition or description
Noteworthy places
People
- George Armstrong Custer [r]: (1839-1876) U.S. military officer whose 7th Cavalry troops were massacred by combined Sioux and Cheyenne indians at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. [e]
- Max Baucus [r]: U.S. Senator (D-Montana), Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance; heading Gang of Six on health care reform; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
Federal
Montana state history
- Louisiana Purchase [r]: A land purchase of the entire Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France by the United States by President Thomas Jefferson. [e]
- Lewis and Clark Expedition [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
U.S. states and Canadian provinces of the Great Plains
- Alberta [r]: One of the western prairie provinces of Canada, rich in oil and with a population of about 3.5 million (2007 estimate). [e]
- Saskatchewan [r]: An Prairie province in central Canada with a population of about 994,000. [e]
- Manitoba [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nebraska [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1867, 37th state) located on the Great Plains in central U.S.; est. population (2008) 1,783,000. [e]
- North Dakota [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1889, 39th state) located on the Great Plains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 641,000. [e]
- South Dakota [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1889, 40th state) located on the Great Plains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 804,000. [e]
- Wyoming [r]: One of the 50 states of the United States (statehood 1890, 44th state) located on the Great Plains and eastern Rocky Mountains in north central U.S.; est. population (2008) 533,000. [e]
- Colorado [r]: State in the western United States. [e]
- Kansas [r]: 34th state of the USA [e]
- Oklahoma [r]: The 46th state admitted to the United States of America. [e]
- Texas [r]: A State in the Southern USA. [e]
Native American tribes
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- Gerald Ford [r]: (1913-2006) The 38th President of the United States (1974-77), the first not elected as either president or vice-president. [e]
- Wolf reintroduction [r]: Artificial reestablishment of a population of wolves into areas where they had been previously extirpated. [e]
