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South Dakota became a state for several reasons.

As a territory, residents had very little say in their government. The governor of Dakota Territory was appointed by the president. There was no representation in the US Congress. When the governor decided to move the capital from Yankton to Bismarck, the residents of Dakota Territory had no say in the decision.

Residents in the South Dakota part of the Dakota Territory were mostly Republicans, so the Republican Party saw statehood for South Dakota as a way to gain more political power for their party.

Plus, the population of the Dakota Territory was growing and that population was ready for statehood!

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South Dakota is listed as the 40th US State based on the alphabet. President Benjamin Harrison signed the legislation "in the blind" for both North Dakota and South Dakota so that the name of the senior Dakota State would remain unknown.

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South Dakota became a state by legislation in the US Congress and that legislation being signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison on November 2, 1889.

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The Enabling Act of 1889.

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