From 1805 to 1847, Detroit was the territorial capital city of the old federal Michigan Territory (1805–1837), and later first state capital, in January 1837, when after 32 years, the old federal territory was admitted by act of the United States Congress and approved by seventh President Andrew Jackson (1769–1845, served 1829–1837), as the 26th state to the federal Union on its northern border.
From 1805 to 1847, Detroit was the territorial capital city of the old federal Michigan Territory (1805–1837), and later first state capital, in January 1837, when after 32 years, the old federal territory was admitted by act of the United States Congress and approved by seventh President Andrew Jackson (1769–1845, served 1829–1837), as the 26th state to the federal Union on its northern border.