Crossword puzzle clue "country that became a state"

Country that became a state

Abbr. for windsurfer Gal Fridman, who recently became his country's first Olympic gold medalist

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin

It became a state in 1959

It became the campus of Cal State Monterey Bay

Most of it became a unit of Cal State

General who became a secretary of state

German coffeecake that became the state dessert of South Dakota in 2000