admission of Indiana
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The admission of Indiana refers to the 1816 event in which Indiana was granted statehood and formally admitted as a state into the United States.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. state admission
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| admittedAs | 19th state of the United States ⓘ |
| admittedEntity | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | settlers in Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| approvedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalAtTimeOfAdmission | Corydon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Statehood admissions to the United States ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | 19th state admitted to the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalRequirement | republican form of government for Indiana ⓘ |
| countryAdmittedTo | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1816-12-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | admission of Illinois ⓘ |
| formerStatus | Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLawFramework | United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| granted |
full participation in the Union for Indiana
ⓘ
representation in the U.S. Congress for Indiana ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-War of 1812 period ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Enabling Act of 1816 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfConvention | Corydon, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newStatus | U.S. state ⓘ |
| partOf |
early 19th-century U.S. state admissions
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy |
admission of Louisiana
ⓘ
admission of Mississippi ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Indiana Constitution of 1816 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Indiana constitutional convention of 1816 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Northwest Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| required |
constitutional convention in Corydon
ⓘ
drafting of a state constitution ⓘ |
| resultedIn | statehood of Indiana ⓘ |
| signedBy | James Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | marked transition from territory to state for Indiana ⓘ |
| territorialGovernorAtTime | Thomas Posey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | James Madison presidency ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Indiana Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1816 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Article V (Northwest Ordinance)