THE STATES AND THE UNION
THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES
| NO | STATES | RATIFIED CONSTITUTION | NO | STATES | RATIFIED CONSTITUTION |
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| 1 | Delaware | Dec 7, 1787 | 8 | South Carolina | May 23, 1788 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | Dec 12, 1787 | 9 | New Hampshire | Jun 21, 1788 |
| 3 | New Jersey | Dec 18, 1787 | 10 | Virginia | Jun 26, 1788 |
| 4 | Georgia | Jan 2, 1788 | 11 | New York | Jul 26, 1788 |
| 5 | Connecticut | Jan 9, 1788 | 12 | North Carolina | Nov 21, 1788 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | Feb 6, 1788 | 13 | Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 |
| 7 | Maryland | Apr 28, 1788 |
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STATES ADMITTED TO THE UNION
| NO | STATES | ADMITTED | NO | STATES | ADMITTED |
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| 1 | Vermont | Mar 4, 1791 | 17 | Wisconsin | May 29, 1848 |
| 2 | Kentucky | Jun 1, 1792 | 18 | California | Sep 9, 1850 |
| 3 | Tennessee | Jun 1, 1796 | 19 | Minnesota | May 11, 1858 |
| 4 | Ohio | Nov 29, 1802 | 20 | Oregon | Feb 11, 1859 |
| 5 | Louisiana | Apr 8, 1812 | 21 | Kansas | Jan 29, 1861 |
| 6 | Indiana | Dec 11, 1816 | 22 | West Virginia | Dec 31, 1862 |
| 7 | Mississippi | Dec 10, 1817 | 23 | Nevada | Oct 31, 1864 |
| 8 | Illinois | Dec 3, 1818 | 24 | Nebraska | Mar 1, 1867 |
| 9 | Alabama | Dec 14, 1819 | 25 | Colorado | Aug 1, 1876 |
| 10 | Maine | Mar 14, 1820 | 26 | North Dakota | Nov 2, 1889 |
| 11 | Missouri | Aug 10, 1821 | 27 | South Dakota | Nov 2, 1889 |
| 12 | Arkansas | Jun 14, 1836 | 28 | Montana | Nov 8, 1889 |
| 13 | Michigan | Jan 25, 1837 | 29 | Washington | Nov 11, 1889 |
| 14 | Florida | Mar 3, 1845 | 30 | Idaho | Jul 3, 1890 |
| 15 | Texas | Dec 29, 1845 | 31 | Wyoming | Jul 11, 1890 |
| 16 | Iowa | Dec 28, 1846 | | | |
THE TERRITORIES
| TERRITORIES | ORGANIZED | TERRITORIES | ORGANIZED |
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| District of Columbia | Jul 16, 1790 | Utah | Sep 9, 1850 |
| | Mar 3, 1791 | Arizona | Feb 24, 1863 |
| *Indian | Jun 30, 1834 | Alaska | Jul 27, 1868 |
| New Mexico | Sep 9, 1850 | Oklahoma | May 2, 1890 |
*The Indian Territory has as yet no organized territorial government.
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