1 ▁constitution . ▁ ▁Constitution ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁ ▁Author ization ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory ' s ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁adopted ▁a ▁mem orial ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁asking ▁permission ▁for ▁its ▁citizens ▁" to ▁form ▁a ▁government ▁and ▁constitution ▁and ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Union ", ▁but ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁delayed ▁the ▁process ▁until ▁ 1 8 1 5 . ▁Some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁general ▁assembly , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Thomas ▁P ose y , ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory , ▁object ed ▁to ▁state hood ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁They ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁limited ▁size ▁and ▁scattered ▁population ▁would ▁make ▁a ▁state ▁government ▁too ▁cost ly ▁to ▁operate . ▁However , ▁after ▁a ▁census ▁author ized ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁proved ▁that ▁its ▁population ▁had ▁reached ▁ 6 3 , 8 9 7 , ▁exceed ing ▁the ▁minimum ▁population ▁requirement ▁of ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁Ord in ance ▁of ▁ 1 7 8 7 , ▁efforts ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁consider ▁state hood ▁for ▁Indiana ▁were ▁renew ed . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁voted ▁seven ▁to ▁five ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁mem orial ▁to ▁Congress ▁stating ▁its ▁qual ification ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁state . ▁The ▁request ▁was