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The history of human activity in Indiana, a U.S. state in the Midwest, stems back to the migratory tribes of Native Americans who inhabited Indiana as early as 8000 BC.. Tribes succeeded one another in dominance for several thousand years and reached their peak of development during the period of Mississippian cult
The Constitution of Indiana is the highest body of state law in the U.S. state of Indiana. It establishes the structure and function of the state and is based on the principles of federalism and Jacksonian democracy. Indiana's constitution is subordinate only to the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
History of Indiana; The seal of Indiana reflects the state's pioneer era. Historical Periods; Pre-history: ... 1841: 2nd Constitution: 1851: Civil War: 1860–1865 ...
The government of Indiana is established and regulated by the Constitution of Indiana. The state-level government consists of three branches: the judicial branch, the legislative branch, and the executive branch. The three branches share power and jointly govern the state of Indiana. County and local governments are also constitutional bodies ...
The original 1816 Constitution of Indiana provided for the election of a governor and a lieutenant governor every three years, limited to six years out of any nine-year period. [12] The second and current constitution of 1851 lengthened terms to four years and set the commencement of the governor's term on the second Monday in the January ...
Alan F. January and Justin E. Walsh, A Century of Achievement: Black Hoosiers in the Indiana General Assembly, 1881-1986 (Indianapolis, 1986) Justin E. Walsh (1987), The centennial history of the Indiana General Assembly, 1816-1978, Indiana Historical Bureau – via Indiana Memory (Indiana State Library). Also via Internet Archive.
James Lanier, president of the Bank of Indiana, was sent by Governor Bigger to negotiate with the state's London creditors in a hope to avoid total bankruptcy in 1841. He negotiated the transfer of all of the projects, except the Wabash and Erie, to the creditors in exchange for a 50% reduction in the debt they held, lowering the total state ...
Indiana verges on bankruptcy, almost all of the state's public works are liquidated by the creditors, 1841 Most of the native tribes are removed from Indiana , 1838–1846. Treaty of the Wabash signed, opening most of northern Indiana to settlement, 1840