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!
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.
what is South Dakota's state
South Dakota is listed as the 40th US State. South Dakota and North Dakota were admitted into the union at the same time. So that the order of signing the proclamations would be unknown, the proclamations were mixed up and South Dakota and North Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. Since that time, North Dakota has been listed first alphabetically, as the 39th US state, and South Dakota listed as the 40th US State.
Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
South Dakota State University Admissions Office Box 2201 Brookings, SD 57007
South Dakota.
South Dakota is not a capital. South Dakota is a US state and the state capital is Pierre.
The South Dakota State Flower was selected in 1903.
1982
It is considered to be the 39th state.
South Dakota was not a slave state when it was admitted to the Union. South Dakota was admitted to the US as a state in 1889 over 20 years after slavery had ended.
The state of North Dakota is north (or above) the state of South Dakota.
The state of South Dakota is south of North Dakota.
South Dakota.
Tenessee
In 1982.
What became South Dakota was part of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.It became a state in 1889.
North Dakota is north of South Dakota.