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June 21, 1788
- The Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788, in the nine states that had ratified it, and the U.S. federal government began operations under it on March 4, 1789, when it was in effect in 11 out of the 13 states.
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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]
These states are presented in the order each ratified the 1787 Constitution, thus joining the present federal Union of states. The date of admission listed for other states is the official date made by Act of Congress.
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 GeorgiaApr 12, 2022 · This page provides a list of the 50 States in order of statehood. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the union and on August 21, 1959, Hawaii was the last state to be admitted to the union.
SerialStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)1.December 7, 1787 (ratified)2.December 12, 1787 (ratified)3.December 18, 1787 (ratified)4.January 2, 1788 (ratified)The Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788, in the nine states that had ratified it, and the U.S. federal government began operations under it on March 4, 1789, when it was in effect in 11 out of the 13 states. [1] . Since then, 37 states have been admitted into the Union.
The original states joined the United States upon ratification of the U.S. Constitution; dates of ratification are marked with an asterisk. All others are dates of admission to the union.
Oct 23, 2018 · Between 1860 and 1861, eleven southern states declared independence from the United States and merged to form the Confederate States of America. The move triggered the American Civil War that ended after the states withdrew the secession and rejoined the Union.
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From 1812 to 1850, the United States entered an expansionist phase when 14 new states joined the Union, bringing the total number of states to 31. Five more states joined the Union in the 20th century. Alaska and Hawaii were the last—both were admitted together in 1959.