Posts Categorized: Paths to Statehood

North Dakota became a state in 1892, joining the Union as a strong Republican state. It hadn’t always been that way, though. Republicans and Democrats came in and out of… Read more »

In 1866, Congress accepted Colorado as a state — but the president vetoed the bill. The Civil War had recently ended, President Lincoln had been assassinated, and Andrew Johnson was… Read more »

Admitted in 1867, Nebraska was the first state to join the Union after the end of the Civil War. President Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, was in disagreement with his mostly… Read more »

In 1858, Minnesota became a state. They never had a referendum on statehood, but Minnesota had one of the most exciting journeys toward statehood that we’ve seen yet. Minnesota was… Read more »