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- Delaware. December 7, 1787. (ratified)
- Pennsylvania. December 12, 1787. (ratified)
- New Jersey. December 18, 1787. (ratified)
- Georgia. January 2, 1788. (ratified)
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
StateStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)Formed From1December 7, 1787[8] (ratified)2December 12, 1787[10] (ratified)Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania3December 18, 1787[11] (ratified)Crown Colony of New Jersey4January 2, 1788[8] (ratified)Crown Colony of GeorgiaList of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union. Below is a list of all 50 states in the order they joined the Union. The first 13 became states in July 1776 when they agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence. Each of those 13 agreed to the first U.S. constitution, called the Articles of Confederation, which formed the ...
StateStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)Formed From1DelawareDecember 7, 1787 (ratified)2December 12, 1787[2] (ratified)Crown Colony of Pennsylvania3December 18, 1787[3] (ratified)Crown Colony of New Jersey4January 2, 1788[4] (ratified)Crown Colony of GeorgiaThe United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776. In the Lee Resolution, passed by the Second Continental Congress two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states.
Aug 6, 2024 · 65 years have passed since the latest U.S. states achieved statehood—Alaska and Hawaii in 1959—but mapping out states by their year of statehood shows that the 19th century was when the U.S. added the most territory to the national footprint. This map from USAFacts shows when each American state achieved statehood.
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This process took from 1787 to 1790. Vermont was the next one to join, and did so in 1791, followed by Kentucky and Tennessee before the turn of the century. By 1850, the U.S. had 31 states,...
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