Question

What was the process for petitioning for statehood in the early 1900s?

Answer 1

Should a majority vote to seek statehood the territory of petitioning the United States of congress for statehood

Answer 2

The U.S. Congress—both House and Senate—pass, by a simple majority vote, a joint resolution accepting the territory as a state. The President of the United States signs the joint resolution and the territory is acknowledged as a U.S. state

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