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Congressional Approval of Arkansas Constitution

When: 15 June 1836
Where: Congressional approval (institutional context; location not stated in sources)
Part of: Arkansas admitted as the 25th state of the United States

Congress approved the Arkansas Constitution after a 25-hour session, admitting Arkansas as the 25th state on June 15, 1836.

Congress approved the Arkansas Constitution after a 25-hour session, resulting in Arkansas's admission to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state and the 13th slave state. At admission, the state had a population of about 60,000. The territory had previously been part of French Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase.

Sources

Arkansas Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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