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

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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


List of U.S. states

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State Date
(admitted or ratified) 		Formed from
1  Delaware
2 Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania
3  New Jersey Crown Colony of New Jersey
4  Georgia January 2, 1788[1]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of Georgia
5  Connecticut Crown Colony of Connecticut
6  Massachusetts February 6, 1788[1]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
7  Maryland April 28, 1788[1]
(ratified) 		Proprietary Province of Maryland
8  South Carolina May 23, 1788[1]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of South Carolina
9  New Hampshire June 21, 1788[1]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of New Hampshire
10  Virginia June 25, 1788[1]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia
11  New York July 26, 1788[2]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of New York
12  North Carolina November 21, 1789[3]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of North Carolina
13  Rhode Island May 29, 1790[1]
(ratified) 		Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
14  Vermont March 4, 1791[4]
(admitted) 		Vermont Republic[a]
15  Kentucky June 1, 1792[5]
(admitted) 		Virginia (nine counties in its District of Kentucky[b])
16  Tennessee June 1, 1796[7]
(admitted) 		Southwest Territory
17  Ohio March 1, 1803[8][c]
(admitted) 		Northwest Territory (part)
18  Louisiana April 30, 1812[10]
(admitted) 		Territory of Orleans
19  Indiana December 11, 1816[citation needed]
(admitted) 		Indiana Territory
20  Mississippi December 10, 1817[11]
(admitted) 		Mississippi Territory
21  Illinois December 3, 1818[12]
(admitted) 		Illinois Territory (part)
22  Alabama December 14, 1819[13]
(admitted) 		Alabama Territory
23  Maine March 15, 1820[14]
(admitted) 		Massachusetts (District of Maine[d])
24  Missouri August 10, 1821[15]
(admitted) 		Missouri Territory (part)
25  Arkansas June 15, 1836[16]
(admitted) 		Arkansas Territory
26  Michigan January 26, 1837[17]
(admitted) 		Michigan Territory
27  Florida March 3, 1845[18]
(admitted) 		Florida Territory
28  Texas December 29, 1845[19]
(admitted) 		Republic of Texas
29  Iowa December 28, 1846[citation needed]
(admitted) 		Iowa Territory (part)
30  Wisconsin May 29, 1848[20]
(admitted) 		Wisconsin Territory (part)
31  California September 9, 1850[21]
(admitted) 		Unorganized territory / Mexican Cession (part)[e]
32  Minnesota May 11, 1858[22]
(admitted) 		Minnesota Territory (part)
33  Oregon February 14, 1859[citation needed]
(admitted) 		Oregon Territory (part)
34  Kansas January 29, 1861[23]
(admitted) 		Kansas Territory (part)
35  West Virginia June 20, 1863[24]
(admitted) 		Virginia (50 Trans-Allegheny region counties[f])
36  Nevada October 31, 1864[27]
(admitted) 		Nevada Territory
37  Nebraska March 1, 1867[28]
(admitted) 		Nebraska Territory
38  Colorado August 1, 1876[29]
(admitted) 		Colorado Territory
39  North Dakota November 2, 1889[30][g]
(admitted) 		Dakota Territory (part)
40  South Dakota November 2, 1889[30][g]
(admitted) 		Dakota Territory (part)
41  Montana November 8, 1889[33]
(admitted) 		Montana Territory
42  Washington November 11, 1889[34]
(admitted) 		Washington Territory
43  Idaho July 3, 1890[35]
(admitted) 		Idaho Territory
44  Wyoming July 10, 1890[36]
(admitted) 		Wyoming Territory
45  Utah January 4, 1896[37]
(admitted) 		Utah Territory
46  Oklahoma November 16, 1907[38]
(admitted) 		Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory
47  New Mexico January 6, 1912[39]
(admitted) 		New Mexico Territory
48  Arizona February 14, 1912[39]
(admitted) 		Arizona Territory
49  Alaska January 3, 1959[40]
(admitted) 		Territory of Alaska
50  Hawaii August 21, 1959[41]
(admitted) 		Territory of Hawaii

Articles of Confederation ratification dates

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The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation for ratification by the individual states on November 15, 1777. The Articles of Confederation came into force 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 federal government under the present Constitution.[42]

State Date
1 Virginia December 16, 1777
2 South Carolina February 5, 1778
3 New York February 6, 1778
4 Rhode Island February 9, 1778
5 Connecticut February 12, 1778
6 Georgia February 26, 1778
7 New Hampshire March 4, 1778
8 Pennsylvania March 5, 1778
9 Massachusetts March 10, 1778
10 North Carolina April 5, 1778
11 New Jersey November 19, 1778
12 Delaware February 1, 1779
13 Maryland February 2, 1781

See also

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  • Compromise of 1850, a package of congressional acts, one of which provided for the admission of California to the Union
  • Bleeding Kansas, a series of violent conflicts in Kansas Territory involving anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions in the years preceding Kansas statehood, 1854–61
  • Enabling Act of 1889, authorizing residents of Dakota, Montana, and Washington territories to form state governments (Dakota to be divided into two states) and to gain admission to the Union
  • Oklahoma Enabling Act, authorizing residents of the Oklahoma and Indian territories to form a state government and to be admitted to the union as a single state, and, authorizing the people of New Mexico and Arizona territories to form a state government and be admitted into the Union, requiring a referendum to determine if both territories should be admitted as a single state
  • Alaska Statehood Act, admitting Alaska as a state in the Union as of January 3, 1959
  • Hawaii Admission Act, admitting Hawaii as a state in the Union as of August 21, 1959

Notes

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  1. ^ Between 1749 and 1764 the provincial governor of New Hampshire, Benning Wentworth, issued approximately 135 grants for unoccupied land claimed by New Hampshire west of the Connecticut River (in what is today southern Vermont), territory that was also claimed by New York. The resulting "New Hampshire Grants" dispute led to the rise of the Green Mountain Boys, and the later establishment of the Vermont Republic. New Hampshire's claim upon the land was extinguished in 1764 by royal order of George III, and in 1790 the State of New York ceded its land claim to Vermont for 30,000 dollars.
  2. ^ The Virginia General Assembly adopted legislation on December 18, 1789, separating its "District of Kentucky" from the rest of the State and approving its statehood.[6]
  3. ^ The exact date upon which Ohio became a state is unclear. On April 30, 1802, the 7th Congress had passed an act "authorizing the inhabitants of Ohio to form a Constitution and state government, and admission of Ohio into the Union" (Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173). On February 19, 1803, the same Congress passed an act "providing for the execution of the laws of the United States in the State of Ohio" (Sess. 2, ch. 7, 2 Stat. 201). Neither act, however, set a formal date of statehood. An official statehood date for Ohio was not set until 1953, when the 83rd Congress passed a Joint resolution "for admitting the State of Ohio into the Union", (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 83–204, 67 Stat. 407, enacted August 7, 1953) which designated March 1, 1803, as that date.[9]
  4. ^ The Massachusetts General Court 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 statehood.[6]
  5. ^ Most of the region ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848, following the Bear Flag Revolt and the Mexican–American War, had been the Mexican Department of Alta California. The Act of Congress establishing California as the 31st state was part of the Compromise of 1850.
  6. ^ On May 13, 1862, the General Assembly of the Restored Government of Virginia passed an act granting permission for creation of West Virginia.[25] Later, by its ruling in Virginia v. West Virginia (1871), the Supreme Court implicitly affirmed that the breakaway Virginia counties did have the proper consents necessary to become a separate state.[26]
  7. ^ a b 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 Benjamin Harrison 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.[31][32]

References

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  2. ^ "Today in History: July 26". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  3. ^ "Today in History: November 21". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  4. ^ "The 14th State". Vermont History Explorer. Vermont Historical Society. Archived from the original on May 30, 2013.
  5. ^ "Constitution Square State Historic Site". americanheritage.com. American Heritage Publishing Co. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Official Name and Status History of the several States and U.S. Territories". TheGreenPapers.com.
  7. ^ "State History Timeline". TN.gov. Tennessee Department of State. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Blue, Frederick J. (Autumn 2002). "The Date of Ohio Statehood". Ohio Academy of History Newsletter. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010.
  9. ^ Berg-Andersson, Richard E. (January 17, 2007). "Clearing up the Confusion surrounding Ohio's Admission to Statehood". The Green Papers. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "About Louisiana: quick facts". louisiana.gov. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Welcome from the Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission". Mississippi Bicentennial Celebration Commission. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "Today in History: December 3". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  13. ^ "Alabama History Timeline: 1800-1860". alabama.gov. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "Today in History: March 15". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  15. ^ "Today in History: August 10". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  16. ^ "Today in History: June 15". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  17. ^ "Today in History: January 26". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  18. ^ "Statehood". Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Department of State. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Texas enters the Union". This Day In History. A&E Television Networks. March 4, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  20. ^ "Today in History: May 29". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  21. ^ "California Admission Day September 9, 1850". CA.gov. California Department of Parks and Recreation.
  22. ^ "Today in History: May 11". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  23. ^ "Today in History: January 29". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  24. ^ "Today in History: June 20". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  25. ^ "A State of Convenience: The Creation of West Virginia, Chapter Twelve, Reorganized Government of Virginia Approves Separation". Wvculture.org. West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
  26. ^ "Virginia v. West Virginia 78 U.S. 39 (1870)". Justia.com.
  27. ^ "Stats for Stories: Nevada 155th Anniversary (36th state): October 31, 2019". Census.gov. October 31, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  28. ^ "Nebraska Statehood Launched in Troubled Times". History Nebraska. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2024. On March 1, 1867, President Andrew Johnson reluctantly signed the proclamation declaring Nebraska's statehood.
  29. ^ "Today in History: August 1". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  30. ^ a b "Today in History: November 2". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  31. ^ MacPherson, James; Burbach, Kevin (November 2, 2014). "At 125 years of Dakotas statehood, rivalry remains". The Bismarck Tribune. AP. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  32. ^ Stein, Mark (2008). "How the States Got Their Shapes", Smithsonian Books/Harper Collins, p. 256.
  33. ^ Wishart, David J. (ed.). "Montana". Encyclopedia of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  34. ^ "Today in History: November 11". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  35. ^ Glass, Andrew (July 2, 2016). "Idaho becomes nation's 43rd state, July 3, 1890". Politico. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  36. ^ Wyoming: Key Facts. Boston, MA: Papers of John F. Kennedy. 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  37. ^ Thatcher, Linda (2016). "Struggle For Statehood Chronology". historytogo.utah.gov. State of Utah.
  38. ^ "Today in History: November 16". loc.gov. Library of Congress.
  39. ^ a b "New Mexico and Arizona Statehood Anniversary (1912 – 2012)". National Archives: Center for Legislative Archives. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 18, 2024. 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.
  40. ^ Regan, Ronald (June 22, 1983). "Statement on Signing a Bill Designating Alaska Statehood Day". Ronald Regan Presidential Library and Museum. Washington, D.C.: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 18, 2024. Alaska was admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959
  41. ^ "Hawaii Statehood, August 21, 1959". National Archives: Center for Legislative Archives. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  42. ^ Rodgers, Paul (2011). United States Constitutional Law: An Introduction. McFarland. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7864-6017-5.
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