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The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Dec 11, 2012 · On this day in 1816, President James Madison signed an act of Congress admitting Indiana to the Union as the 19th state. Its accession culminated a process that took nearly two decades.
These states are presented in the order each ratified the 1787 Constitution, thus joining the present federal Union of states. The date of admission listed for other states is the official date made by Act of Congress.
Dec 11, 2018 · On this day in 1816, President James Madison signed an act of Congress admitting Indiana to the Union as the 19th state. Its accession culminated a process that took nearly two decades.
- Many families throughout the state of Indiana provided shelter for runaway slaves both before and during the Civil War. In particular, the farming community of Newport (now Fountain City) became known as the “Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad” due to Levi and Catherine Coffin’s role in helping more than 2,000 runaway slaves make their way north to freedom.
- Bedford, Indiana, is known as the “Limestone Capital of the World.” Admired for its light color and ease of cutting, Indiana limestone was used in the construction of the Empire State Building in New York City, the Pentagon and National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., as well as several state capitols.
- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted the first Indianapolis 500 mile race on its 2.5-mile track on May 30, 1911, two years after it opened. Equipped to seat an audience of more than 250,000, the Speedway is the world’s largest spectator sporting arena.
- Although authorities claimed the county jail in Crown Point was “escape-proof,” notorious bank robber John Dillinger successfully broke free from his cell on March 3, 1934, by threatening guards with a fake pistol carved from wood.
Indiana now had a working constitution and state government. On December 11, 1816 Indiana was admitted to the United States as the nineteenth state in the union. To read the 1816 Indiana State Constitution click here
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Mar 9, 2023 · The constitution was approved by Congress and Indiana became the 19th state in the Union on December 11, 1816. The constitution was amended several times over the years, but the basic structure of the government remains the same today.
