Portal:Minnesota/May in the history of Minnesota

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Many U.S. senators offered polite arguments that the population was too sparse and that statehood for Minnesota was premature. Senator John Burton Thompson of Kentucky, in particular, argued that new states would cost the government too much for roads, canals, forts, and lighthouses. Although 22 senators voted against statehood, the enabling act passed in 1857. (Full article)