<P> The people of Michigan approved a constitution in May 1835 and elected state officials in late autumn 1835 . Although the state government was not yet recognized by the United States Congress , the territorial government effectively ceased to exist . A constitutional convention of the state legislature refused a compromise to accept the full Upper Peninsula in exchange for ceding the Toledo Strip to Ohio . A second convention , hastily convened by Governor Stevens Thomson Mason , consisting primarily of Mason supporters , agreed in December 1836 to accept the U.P. in exchange for the Toledo Strip . </P>
<P> The people of Michigan approved a constitution in May 1835 and elected state officials in late autumn 1835 . Although the state government was not yet recognized by the United States Congress , the territorial government effectively ceased to exist . A constitutional convention of the state legislature refused a compromise to accept the full Upper Peninsula in exchange for ceding the Toledo Strip to Ohio . A second convention , hastily convened by Governor Stevens Thomson Mason , consisting primarily of Mason supporters , agreed in December 1836 to accept the U.P. in exchange for the Toledo Strip . </P>
when did the up become part of michigan
when did the up become part of michigan
December 1836
December 1836