When were all 50 states admitted?
Admission of States to Union
Rank | State | Admission Date |
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47 | New Mexico | January 6, 1912 |
48 | Arizona | February 14, 1912 |
49 | Alaska | January 3, 1959 |
50 | Hawaii | August 21, 1959 |
When was each state admitted to the union?
States and Their Dates of Admission to the Union
State | Date Admitted to the Union | |
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1 | Delaware | Dec. 7, 1787 |
2 | Pennsylvania | Dec. 12, 1787 |
3 | New Jersey | Dec. 18, 1787 |
4 | Georgia | Jan. 2, 1788 |
What new state entered the Union in 1863?
West Virginia
On June 20, 1863, West Virginia entered the Union as the nation’s 35th state. It was the end of an unprecedented ladder to statehood that began with the outbreak of the Civil War.
What is the first state to join the union?
Delaware
In Dover, Delaware, the U.S. Constitution is unanimously ratified by all 30 delegates to the Delaware Constitutional Convention, making Delaware the first state of the modern United States.
What were the last five states admitted to the union?
Alaska
Five more states joined the Union in the 20th century. Alaska and Hawaii were the last to join the nation – both were admitted together in 1959….States Ranked by Date They Entered the Union.
RANK | STATE | DATE ENTERED THE UNION |
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48 | Arizona | February 14, 1912 |
49 | Alaska | January 3, 1959 |
50 | Hawaii | August 21, 1959 |
What was the 12th state?
North Carolina
List of U.S. states
State | Date (admitted or ratified) | |
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9 | New Hampshire | June 21, 1788 (ratified) |
10 | Virginia | June 25, 1788 (ratified) |
11 | New York | July 26, 1788 (ratified) |
12 | North Carolina | November 21, 1789 (ratified) |
Was June 20 1863 the date West Virginia entered the Union?
During the Civil War, West Virginia is admitted into the Union as the 35th U.S. state, or the 24th state if the secession of the 11 Southern states were taken into account. In April 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the admission of West Virginia into the Union effective June 20, 1863.