Minnesota is not a country. Minnesota became a US state on May 11, 1858.
The Minnesota territorial legislature voted to become a state and submitted their request to the US Congress, who accepted Minnesota as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858.
Parts of Minnesota were acquired through the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, however Minnesota did not become a state until May 11, 1858, when it officially became the 32nd state of the United States of America.
Minnesota became a state on may 11, 1858
The process for becoming a state is for the legislature of the territory to petition the US Congress for admittance to the union (United States of America). That is what the people of Minnesota did in 1858.
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Minnesota was the 32nd state in the US.
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Yes. Minnesota is a US state, although it borders Canada.
It was a territory.
The US state of Minnesota shares a border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. Except for Alaska, Minnesota is the only state with territory north of the 49th parallel.