Beginner's civics for North Dakota . eight years,it was ready, in the judgment of Congress, to join thefamily of full-grown States. Accordingly, in 1889 thenecessary Enabling Act was passed. This EnablingAct provided for two great advantages,—a Constitu-tional Convention to be held at Bismarck, and a mag-nificent land grant. In accordance with the provisions of the EnablingAct, the Constitutional Convention met at Bismarck,July 4, 1889. The session lasted six long, hot weeks,and ended on August 17. The convention was com-posed of seventy-five men. When they had finishedtheir work, they had com
Beginner's civics for North Dakota . eight years,it was ready, in the judgment of Congress, to join thefamily of full-grown States. Accordingly, in 1889 thenecessary Enabling Act was passed. This EnablingAct provided for two great advantages,—a Constitu-tional Convention to be held at Bismarck, and a mag-nificent land grant. In accordance with the provisions of the EnablingAct, the Constitutional Convention met at Bismarck,July 4, 1889. The session lasted six long, hot weeks,and ended on August 17. The convention was com-posed of seventy-five men. When they had finishedtheir work, they had compiled a State Constitution HISTORICAL 163 some twenty-eight thousand words in length, or sixtimes the length of the United States Constitution. Wehave already read this Constitution in Chapter III. Itwas promptly submitted to the people and was adoptedby a vote of three to one. State of North Dakota.—President Harrison, beingsatisfied that the new State Constitution met the re-quirements of the Enabling Act, issued his proclama-. Russel Miller Milling Co., Grand Forks, N. D. tion of admission on November 2, 1889. This dateis, therefore, the birthday of North Dakota. Growth of the State.—North Dakota is fortunatein its climate and natural resources, and the growthof the State in population and industry has been veryrapid. No other State in the Union has such a mix-ture of sturdy races. The ancient and mighty Teu-tonic stock is represented by the Anglo-Saxons, the 164 WORKINGS OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT Scandinavians, the Germans, and the German Rus-sians. The Irish, French, Poles, and Bohemians arealso very numerous, with their poetic imaginations,their love of music and fine art, and their great industry,perseverance, and courage as pioneers. This mixtureof races produces the highest type of American citizen-ship, combining intelligence, honesty, and a great many years North Dakota has had the high-est per cent of foreign-borncitizens of any State in theUnion;
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