State Guide: Chambers of Commerce. As a small business owner in the U.S., it is important to be familiar with your state's chamber of commerce. A chamber of commerce is a local organization of businesses designed to help protect and promote business interests. Some say they are essential to the economic growth of a community. However, if you own a small business, your membership in a chamber of commerce is not mandatory.
Washington became the forty-second state of the United States of America on November 11, 1889. After a hiatus of thirteen years when no new states were admitted to the Union, the United States Congress passed an act enabling the territories of Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana to seek statehood.
1 Missouri would be admitted to the Union as a slave state. 2  Maine would be admitted at the same time as a free state in order to maintain the balance between free and slave states. 3  Slavery would be declared illegal north of the 36 o 30' parallel west of Missouri.hare. In 1819, the Missouri territory applied to be admitted to the union as a slave state. Despite meeting the necessary requirements for statehood, their request was denied by the northern dominated House of Representatives.