Constitution Changes - 1
How State Judges would become a Judge
State Judges would be elected instead of appointed.
How many days did it take to draft the new Constitution?
It took 127 days.
On December 11, 1816, what occurred for Indiana?
Indiana became the 19th State, and was admitted to the Union.
What else could Married women not do?
Women could not own property unless their husband passed away.
How many counties voted in FAVOR of public education funding?
There were 61 counties
How public schools would be funded
Create a permanent fund for the creation and support of public schools. Which would be through taxation.
Immigrants who were applying for citizenship had to do what to vote?
1. Live in the US for one year
2. Live in Indiana for at least 6 months
By July 1816, what did the delegates promise?
Assurance of: Freedom of worship, speech, press, right to bear arms and right for education.
The role of a woman was?
To be housewives and mothers.
Settlers flocked to Indiana during what period
During the 1800's.
What was the loophole of the 1849 law?
Allowed counties to vote on the use of taxes to provide education.
How was the Constitution approved in 1851?
Constitution was approved by votes
What did the Constitution of 1851 not do?
Provide women the right to vote.
Date the Hoosier women gather together?
October 1851
The three groups of settlers were?
Southerners
Mid-Atlantic
New Englanders
How many Hoosiers voted in favor of a Constitutional Change in 1849
There were 81,500 Hoosiers voted
In 1850 where did the 150 delegates meet?
At the Capital in October 1850.
Where was the FIRST Indiana Constitutional Convention held?
Corydon
In what County did the Hoosier women gather?
The women gathered in Wayne County for the first women's rights convention in the State.
How did the Settlers find Indiana roads in the early 1800's?
The roads were basically made of dirt/earth which made travel extremely difficult
Two statistics about education during this time?
1. less than 1/4 Children age 5-15 attended school
2. Only 1 in 7 Adults could read
What was the makeup of the 150 delegates who met in October 1850?
1. All were white
2. All were men
3. 42% Farmers
4. 25% lawyers
5. Only 13 were Native Hoosiers
6. 74 were born in the South
How many counties voted against public education funding?
29
What did the women's gathering lead to?
The formation of the Women's Rights Association of Indiana.
In 1827 the federal government assisted in funding what?
The Federal Government granted Indiana a large tract of land to help fund the Wabash & Erie Canal