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more states were added.
Only one state, Ohio, was in existence in what we know as the Midwest at that time. In 1803 The Northwest Territory was divided into the state of Ohio with the rest becoming the Indiana Territory.
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Between 1803 and 1833, the following states became part of the United States: Ohio in 1803, Louisiana in 1812, Indiana in 1816, Mississippi in 1817, Illinois in 1818, Alabama in 1819, Maine in 1820, Missouri in 1821, Arkansas in 1836, and Michigan in 1837. These states were admitted to the Union through the process outlined in the U.S. Constitution, which includes approval by Congress and the President.
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