Constitution Daily Blog
Article IV, Section 3
The last time Congress created a new state
On March 12, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state, marking the last time statehood was…
On this day, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed
On February 2, 1848 the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in Mexico without President James K. Polk’s knowledge. The United…
The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it
On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But…
The Gadsden Purchase and a failed attempt at a southern railroad
On December 30, 1853, a treaty was signed where Mexico sold the United States 29,000 square miles of territory for what eventually…
The Alaska purchase: Folly or good fortune?
On this day in 1867, United States Secretary of State William Seward signed a deal acquiring Alaska, an agreement that was…
