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List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union

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Also known as the "Three Lower Counties Upon Delaware". Delaware became a state on June 15, 1776, when the Delaware Assembly formally adopted a resolution declaring an end to Delaware's status as a colony of Great Britain and establishing the three counties as an independent state under the authority
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passed enabling legislation on June 19, 1819, separating the "District of Maine" from the rest of the State (an action approved by the voters in Maine on July 19, 1819, by 17,001 to 7,132); then, on February 25, 1820, passed a follow-up measure officially accepting the fact of Maine's imminent
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shuffled the papers so that no one would know which became a state first. By custom, North Dakota is commonly recognized as the 39th state and South Dakota as the 40th, as "n" precedes "s" in the alphabet.
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the 1787 Constitution and joined the others in the new (and current) federal government. The date of admission listed for each subsequent state is the official date set by Act of Congress.
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Brought into existence within moments of each other on the same day, North and South Dakota are the nation's only twin-born states. Before signing the statehood papers, President
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of 11 states (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas) during the
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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
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However, after much effort, on January 6, 1912 New Mexico became the 47th state and on February 14, 1912 Arizona became the 48th state in the Union.
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on March 1, 1781, after being ratified by all 13 states. On March 4, 1789, the general government under the Articles was replaced with the
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adopted legislation on December 18, 1789, separating its "District of Kentucky" from the rest of the State and approving its statehood.
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The order in which the original 13 states ratified the 1787 Constitution, then the order in which the others were admitted to the Union
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The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution, 1774–1781
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of the United States. They possess all powers not granted to the federal government, nor prohibited to them by the
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On March 1, 1867, President Andrew Johnson reluctantly signed the proclamation declaring Nebraska's statehood.
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding (Volume 1: A-M)
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have the power to regulate issues of local concern, such as regulating intrastate commerce, running
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Stein, Mark (2008). "How the States Got Their Shapes", Smithsonian Books/Harper Collins, p. 256.
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for ratification by the individual states on November 15, 1777. The Articles of Confederation
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passed an act granting permission for creation of West Virginia. Later, by its ruling in
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The exact date upon which Ohio became a state is unclear. On April 30, 1802, the
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of "the Government of the Counties of New Castle, Kent and Sussex Upon Delaware".
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Most of the region ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848, following the
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ratification dates.) These states are presented in the order in which each
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All states and their residents are represented in the federal
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factions in the years preceding Kansas statehood, 1854–61
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MacPherson, James; Burbach, Kevin (November 2, 2014).
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List of states and territories of the United States
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Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959
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