Episode 4 of 4

Presidential Approval of Admission

Name: Presidential Approval of Admission
Start: 1816-12-11
Location: Indiana

When: December 11, 1816
Where: Indiana
Part of: Indiana admitted as the 19th U.S. state

President James Madison approved Indiana's admission into the Union as the nineteenth state on December 11, 1816.

This approval finalized the statehood process, making Indiana the 19th state. The date marks the official entry of Indiana into the United States, following the constitutional and electoral steps taken earlier in the year.

Sources

Indiana Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03

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