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Northwest Ordinance 1787
To apply for statehood, Californians first held a constitutional convention in 1849 to draft a state constitution. Following this, they submitted their constitution to the U.S. Congress, seeking admission as a state. The proposal was debated, and after negotiations, California was admitted to the Union as the 31st state on September 9, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850.
Vermont was admitted as the fourteenth state.
The major source of conflict over granting statehood was the slavery question-- would slavery be allowed in the new state?
the union as a state permitted slavery.
the union as a state permitted slavery.
No, the are not state actors
1857. Stephen A. Douglas shaped the borders and presented the statehood plan to the Congress, and in 1858, MN bcame a state.
Incorporation
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Incorporation
Incorporation
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New York applied for statehood on July 26, 1788. Before it was a state it was known as the Province of New York.
Northwest Ordinance 1787
Northwest Ordinance 1787