Iowa joins the Union as a free state

12/28/1846

Iowa became the nation's 29th state, joining the Union as a free state. (By Matthew Pinsker)

Source Citation

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., ed., The Almanac of American History (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1993), 252.

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Exact

Type

Lawmaking/Litigating

People

Places

Iowa

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