Montana has a really fun history. Let's listen to some. Montana was made part of American land by way of the Louisiana Purchase. The first people on the Montana area land were Native Americans.These native tribes include the Blackfeet, Assiniboine, and Gros Ventres in the central and northern areas. Other tribes include Crows and Cheyanne in the southern areas. Gold brought a lot of people to Montana in the 1880s. Railroads began to be built in the Montana area. The battle of Little Bighorn happened in Montana were the native people were victorious. Montana was created as a state on November 8, 1889. Lots of cattle and sheep ranches still take up a lot of Montana's land.