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how does a area of land become a
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Territories
How to become a territory
How to become a state
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100
What was a region called before it became a state?
What is a district.
100
What was Iowa a part of in 1834?
What is iowa became a part of the Michigan territory.
100
Where did Governor Lucas select to be the Iowa Territory’s first capital?
What is Burlington
100
What was the first step to becoming a state?
What is draw state constitution.
100
How many counties did Iowa have when it became a state?
What is 44 counties.
200
How many people were there in a district?
What is very few people.
200
Who was included in the Michigan Territory?
What is Michigan,Iowa,Wisconsin,Minnesota,and parts of the Dakotas.
200
How did Iowa City become the new capital?
What is Settlers were moving beyond the mississippi river so Burlington was to far.
200
What happened on December 28, 1846?
What is President James K.Polk signed the law that makes Iowa the 29th state.
200
What happened in 1851?
What is created 45 more counties, now we have 99 counties.
300
What happened to districts when more settlers arrived?
What is it became a territory.
300
What happened in 1836?
What is when Michigan became a state then the territory became the territory of Wisconsin.
300
who decided to move the capital out from Burlington.
What is Legislature.
300
What was Iowa’s population in 1846?
What is 96,000
300
Who were Harold Hughes and Robert Ray?
What is Iowa governors.
400
What were settlers in a territory permitted to do?
What is to elect a legislature and laws.
400
What did Congress create in 1838?
What is the Iowa territory.
400
What did Iowa voters decide to do in 1844?
What is to begin to become a state.
400
What was Iowa’s population in 1856?
What is 518,000
400
What did the work of Hughes and Ray do for Iowa?
What is Help get Iowa a very good government.
500
What happened as still more people moved to a territory?
What is it became a state.
500
What was one of the first things that we had to do when we became a territories.
What is select a capital
500
What was the first step to becoming a state?
What is draw state constitution.
500
What are some things the counties were set up to do?
What is Set up schools, collect taxes, and provide places to live.
500
How does Iowa play an important role in helping the US select a president?
What is Iowa is the first state to vote for delegates, and presidents.