<P> In order to decrease the threat of Indian raids following the Battle of Tippecanoe , Corydon , a town in the far southern part of Indiana , was named the second capital of the Indiana Territory in May 1813 . Two years later , a petition for statehood was approved by the territorial general assembly and sent to Congress . An Enabling Act was passed to provide an election of delegates to write a constitution for Indiana . On June 10 , 1816 , delegates assembled at Corydon to write the constitution , which was completed in 19 days . President James Madison approved Indiana 's admission into the union as the nineteenth state on December 11 , 1816 . In 1825 , the state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis . </P>
<P> In order to decrease the threat of Indian raids following the Battle of Tippecanoe , Corydon , a town in the far southern part of Indiana , was named the second capital of the Indiana Territory in May 1813 . Two years later , a petition for statehood was approved by the territorial general assembly and sent to Congress . An Enabling Act was passed to provide an election of delegates to write a constitution for Indiana . On June 10 , 1816 , delegates assembled at Corydon to write the constitution , which was completed in 19 days . President James Madison approved Indiana 's admission into the union as the nineteenth state on December 11 , 1816 . In 1825 , the state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis . </P>
when did indiana became part of the united states
when did indiana became part of the united states
December 11 , 1816
December 11 , 1816