Indiana: Path to Statehood By scapigliatura10 Jul 13, 1787 Northwest Ordinance http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/ordinance/ The Northwest Ordinance set up rules for governing the Northwest Territory. Jul 4, 1800 Indiana Territory created http://www.in.gov/history/2452.htm Mar 1, 1809 Indiana divides into its current size http://www.in.gov/history/2455.htm Period: Jun 18, 1812 to Feb 18, 1815 William Henry Harrison secures Indiana for the U.S. during the War of 1812 http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/1800sarmybiographies/p/whharrison.htm Mar 4, 1816 Census reports population reaches 60,000 - The amount required for statehood http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Four_of_the_United_States_Constitution May 13, 1816 Congress passes an Enabling Act http://www.in.gov/history/2458.htm Jun 10, 1816 State Constitution passed in Corydon http://centerforhistory.org/learn-history/indiana-history/indiana-the-nineteenth-state-1816 Dec 11, 1816 Indiana becomes a state http://www.mjcpl.org/historyrescue/timeline/1816-indiana-becomes-a-state
