Ohio Statehood

What is Ohio’s Statehood?

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Half a dozen different dates of Ohio’s becoming a state or admission into the Union have been found. For some of these no good reason can be assigned, and they are probably errors of writers or printers. Three of them are worthy of consideration.
1. November 29, 1802, the day on which the convention that framed the state constitution ratified it and adjourned. As the constitution was not submitted to the people and Ohio became a state under it, this date is held by some to be the date of the formation of a state government.
2. February 19, 1803, the date of the first act of congress recognizing the state of Ohio. As there was no formal act of admission, this act is regarded by many as the virtual act by which the state was admitted into the Union.
3. March 1, 1803, the day on which the first general assembly met at Chillicothe and put into operation the machinery of a state government.

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