What is the 15th state?

Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process.

What was the 14th state?

Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic.

What is 16th state?

Tennessee. Called the "Volunteer State," Tennessee became the 16th state of the Union in 1796. It was the first territory admitted as a state under the federal Constitution. Before statehood, it was known as the Territory South of the River Ohio.

What was the 17th state?

Although legally Ohio became the 17th state with the February 19, 1803 act of Congress, Ohio statehood is celebrated on March 1. The date of March 1, 1803 was when the Ohio legislature met for the first time. This was retroactively made the statehood date by a 1953 Resolution of the United States Congress.

What was the 21th state?

Illinois becomes the 21st state.

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What was the 18th state?

Louisiana became a state in 1812—here is a selection of congressional records that document Louisiana's journey to become the 18th state in the Union.

What is the 13th state?

On this date, Rhode Island became the 13th state to enter the Union after ratifying the Constitution.

What was the 22nd state?

December 14 is the anniversary of Alabama becoming the 22nd state. The transition from territory to statehood started in July 1819 with a constitutional convention held in Huntsville.

What is the 47th state?

For both New Mexico and Arizona, the road to statehood was protracted and contentious. 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.

What was the 20th state?

Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the Mississippi River, which forms its western border. Early inhabitants of the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez and Chickasaw.

What was the 19th state?

Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th state on December 11, 1816. It is bordered by Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois to the west.

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When did Alaska and Hawaii become states?

1867: Alaska territory purchased from Russia for $7 million. 1898: Hawaii annexed as a United States territory. 1959: Alaska and Hawaii admitted, respectively, as the 49th and 50th states of the Union.

What was the 45th state?

Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.

What is the 24th state?

President James Monroe signed the federal legislation August 10, 1821, officially making Missouri the 24th state in the union.

What was the 44th state?

Bills for Wyoming statehood were introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House in December, 1889. The House passed the bill March 27, 1890. President Benjamin Harrison signed Wyoming's statehood bill, making Wyoming the 44th state.

What is the 12th state?

On November 21, 1789, the General Assembly, meeting in Fayetteville, ratified the United States Constitution , making North Carolina the twelfth state.

What is the name of the 51st state?

Puerto Rico is designated in its constitution as the "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico". The Constitution of Puerto Rico, which became effective in 1952, adopted the name of Estado Libre Asociado (literally translated as "Free Associated State"), officially translated into English as Commonwealth, for its body politic.

What was the 40th state?

South Dakota was admitted to the Union simultaneously with North Dakota on November 2, 1889, as the 39th and 40th states, with generally the same boundary as the present state. Data for the legally established state of South Dakota are available beginning with the 1890 census.

What was the 25th state?

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.

What is the 1st state?

"The First State"

Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

What is the last state?

Hawaii celebrates 60 years of statehood this Wednesday. The islands were the last state to join the U.S. on August 21, 1959. 13 colonies initially drafted and ratified the United States Constitution.