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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]
Vermont, later bordered on three sides by U.S. territory, ended negotiations with Britain and instead negotiated terms to become part of the United States. [5] Many of its citizens favored political union with the United States rather than full independence.
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 first Union of States between 1777 and 1781. [1]
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 GeorgiaAug 6, 2024 · 16 states were added to the Union in the 18th century, 29 in the 19th century, and five in the 20th century. Many U.S. states were once U.S. territories. For instance, the Dakota Territory, established in 1861, included present-day North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Montana and Wyoming.
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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)
Nov 27, 2022 · Vermont finally joined the Union after representatives of New York agreed to drop that state’s claim to land in Vermont in exchange for $30,000. The signed agreement is housed at the state...
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May 14, 2019 · Vermont joined the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. Settlement Of Vermont. Native Americans first settled Vermont between 7000 and 1000 BC. The Algonquian tribes including the Abenaki and Mohican people settled in west Vermont where they traded in bows and arrows.
