USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On the 1st Wednesday of September 1864, the constitution was approved by the vote of the people of the Territory of Nevada, and on October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed that the State of Nevada was admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original states.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph).

Detailed explanation-3: -An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada’s first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada’s admission to the Union as the 36th state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Statehood was rushed to help ensure three electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln’s reelection and add to the Republican congressional majorities. Nevada’s harsh but rich environment shaped its history and culture.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nevada’s entry into statehood in the United States on October 31, 1864, in the midst of the American Civil War, was expedited by Union sympathizers in order to ensure the state’s participation in the 1864 presidential election in support of President Abraham Lincoln.