Part of the frontier in the 1820s and 1830s, its constitution provided for universal suffrage for white men.
pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti z ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, ɪts kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd fɔːɹ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl sˈʌfɹɪdʒ fɔːɹ wˈaɪt mˈɛn.