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On February 19, 1803, President Jefferson signed an act of Congress that approved Ohio's boundaries and constitution. However, Congress had never passed a resolution formally admitting Ohio as the 17th state. The current custom of Congress declaring an official date of statehood did not begin until 1812, with Louisiana's admission as the 18th state. Although no formal resolution of admission was required, when the oversight was discovered in 1953, Ohio congressman George H. Bender introduced a bill in Congress to admit Ohio to the Union retroactive to March 1, 1803.
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Which state in the union has a flag that is not rectangular shape?
Ohio uses a pennant shape.
What was the name of the compromise that convince slaveholders southern states to join the union?
ohio
Why was the Battle of Fallen Timbers important to the westward expansion of the US?
It was important because we one Ohio from the Ohio Indians and it was one of the first states we added to the Union.
What was the first frontier state to enter the union?
The first frontier state to enter the Union was Vermont in 1791.
What were the free states that stayed in the union?
states that stayed in the union were,minnesota ,wisconsin,iowa,illinois,maine,ny,nj,vermont,washington,and,missouri,indiane,ohio,delawere,maryland.
