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e. The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian culture.
Indiana Territory was formed on July 4, 1800, from the Northwest Territory. Despite remaining a territory for nearly 16 years, it had only two governors appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state.
No. [b]GovernorGovernorGovernor51January 9, 2017 – present [o]50January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2017 (not ...49January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2013 (term ...48September 13, 2003 – January 10, 2005 ...Indiana Territory was formed on July 4, 1800, from the Northwest Territory. Despite remaining a territory for nearly 16 years, it had only two governors appointed by the president of the United States before it became a state.
No. [e]GovernorGovernorGovernor51Eric Holcomb (b. 1968) [170]January 9, 2017 [171] – Incumbent [y]50January 14, 2013 [168] – January 9, 2017 ...49Mitch Daniels (b. 1949) [165]January 10, 2005 [166] – January 14, 2013 ...48Joe Kernan (1946–2020) [163]September 13, 2003 [164] – January 10, ...Jonathan Jennings was appointed ( appointed because someone could not be elected before a territory became a state) as the first governor of Indiana. Indiana now had a working constitution and state government. On December 11, 1816 Indiana was admitted to the United States as the nineteenth state in the union.
Indiana’s territorial governor and judges make all laws. Federal government pays $5,500 yearly for salaries and expenses of government in Indiana Territory; additional territory expenditure is approxi- mately $200. In 1800 the total white population in Indiana Territory is approxi- mately 5,641.
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In August 1816, Jennings was elected to serve as the first governor of Indiana at age 32, and re-elected for an additional term. He pressed for the construction of roads and schools, and negotiated the Treaty of St. Mary's to open up central Indiana to American settlement.
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Through June 43 delegates argued and compromised on a number of issues, including slavery, which was banned. By the end of the year 1816 Indiana would become a state and Johnathan Jennings elected Indiana’s first governor.
