Kentucky
Puerto Rico is the territory and protectorate you seek.
A territory can become a US state through an act of Congress. The territory must first apply for statehood and then go through a process to draft a state constitution. If Congress approves the statehood petition and constitution, the territory can be admitted as a new state.
It was a territory.
It's a state, not a territory
Boise became a state capital when Idaho became a state, in 1890. It became the capital of Idaho Territory in 1865. The first capital of Idaho Territory, from 1863 to 1865, was Lewiston.
No, it is a Territory. A territory may aspire to become a state but it depends on many factors.
ohio
Hawaii
A nationalbank provided a system for a territory to be a state because debt helped them get out of debt in order to buy new land.
admit
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