admission of Indiana
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The admission of Indiana refers to the 1816 event in which Indiana was granted statehood and formally admitted as a state into the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| admission of Indiana canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8442200 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: admission of Indiana Context triple: [Article V (Northwest Ordinance), associatedWith, admission of Indiana]
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A.
Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Indiana, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing public policy through its House of Representatives and Senate.
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B.
Indiana Code
The Indiana Code is the comprehensive collection of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Indiana General Assembly that govern the state of Indiana.
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C.
Indiana (United States Senate)
Indiana (United States Senate) is the U.S. state represented in the Senate by two elected senators, historically including figures such as Dan Quayle.
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D.
Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northern Indiana that includes cities such as South Bend and Elkhart and has historically leaned Republican.
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E.
Indiana's 1st congressional district
Indiana's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in the northwest corner of Indiana that includes much of the Chicago metropolitan area's Indiana suburbs along Lake Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: admission of Indiana Target entity description: The admission of Indiana refers to the 1816 event in which Indiana was granted statehood and formally admitted as a state into the United States.
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A.
Indiana General Assembly
The Indiana General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Indiana, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing public policy through its House of Representatives and Senate.
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B.
Indiana Code
The Indiana Code is the comprehensive collection of the general and permanent laws enacted by the Indiana General Assembly that govern the state of Indiana.
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C.
Indiana (United States Senate)
Indiana (United States Senate) is the U.S. state represented in the Senate by two elected senators, historically including figures such as Dan Quayle.
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D.
Indiana's 2nd congressional district
Indiana's 2nd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northern Indiana that includes cities such as South Bend and Elkhart and has historically leaned Republican.
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E.
Indiana's 1st congressional district
Indiana's 1st congressional district is a U.S. House district in the northwest corner of Indiana that includes much of the Chicago metropolitan area's Indiana suburbs along Lake Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. state admission
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| admittedAs | 19th state of the United States ⓘ |
| admittedEntity | Indiana ⓘ |
| affectedPopulation | settlers in Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| approvedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| capitalAtTimeOfAdmission |
Corydon
ⓘ
linked to:
Corydon, Indiana
|
| category | Statehood admissions to the United States ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | 19th state admitted to the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalRequirement | republican form of government for Indiana ⓘ |
| countryAdmittedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1816-12-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | admission of Illinois ⓘ |
| formerStatus | Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| governingLawFramework | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| granted |
full participation in the Union for Indiana
ⓘ
representation in the U.S. Congress for Indiana ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-War of 1812 period ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Enabling Act of 1816 ⓘ |
| locationOfConvention | Corydon, Indiana ⓘ |
| newStatus | U.S. state ⓘ |
| partOf |
early 19th-century U.S. state admissions
ⓘ
westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy |
admission of Louisiana
ⓘ
admission of Mississippi ⓘ |
| presidentAtTime | James Madison ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Indiana Constitution of 1816
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Constitution
|
| relatedEvent |
Indiana constitutional convention of 1816
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Constitutional Convention of 1816
|
| relatedTo | Northwest Ordinance ⓘ |
| required |
constitutional convention in Corydon
ⓘ
drafting of a state constitution ⓘ |
| resultedIn | statehood of Indiana ⓘ |
| signedBy | James Madison ⓘ |
| significance | marked transition from territory to state for Indiana ⓘ |
| territorialGovernorAtTime | Thomas Posey ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | James Madison presidency ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Indiana Territory ⓘ |
| year | 1816 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: admission of Indiana Description of subject: The admission of Indiana refers to the 1816 event in which Indiana was granted statehood and formally admitted as a state into the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Article V