The United States in Order of Statehood
|
Order |
State |
Date Admitted |
1st Census |
First Settlements (Focus on English) |
| 1 | Delaware | 1787-12-7 | 1790 | 1664-English Capture Dutch Territory; 1631-Lewes (Du) |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 1787-12-12 | 1790 | 1682-William Penn Settles Philadelphia; 1643-Swedes |
| 3 | New Jersey | 1787-12-18 | 1790 | 1664-English Capture Dutch Territory; 1660-Bergen (Du) |
| 4 | Georgia | 1788-1-2 | 1790 | 1733-Oglethorpe Settles Savannah; ~1600-Spanish Settle |
| 5 | Connecticut | 1788-1-9 | 1790 | 1639-English Settle Wethersfield, Hartford, Windsor |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 1788-2-6 | 1790 | 1620-Plymouth; 1630-Boston |
| 7 | Maryland | 1788-4-28 | 1790 | 1634-St. Mary's River; 1649-Annapolis (from Virginia) |
| 8 | South Carolina | 1788-5-23 | 1790 | 1670-Albemarle Point; 1680-Charles Towne; 1730s-Others |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 1788-6-21 | 1790 | 1623-English Settle Portsmouth and Dover |
| 10 | Virginia | 1788-6-25 | 1790 | 1607-English Settle Jamestown |
| 11 | New York | 1788-7-26 | 1790 | 1664-English Capture Dutch Territory; 1614-Albany (Du) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1789-11-21 | 1790 | 1585-Roanoke (Vanishes in 1587); 1663-Settlement Begins |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 1790-5-29 | 1790 | 1636-English Settle Providence |
| 14 | Vermont | 1791-3-4 | 1790 | 1724-English Capture French Territory (Ft. Dummer) |
| 15 | Kentucky | 1792-6-1 | 1790 | 1774-Harrodstown Settled (US) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 1796-6-1 | 1790 | 1769-Watauga Valley Settled (NC & VA) |
| 17 | Ohio | 1803-3-1 | 1790 | 1747-Virginians are Granted Charter in Ohio Valley |
| 18 | Louisiana | 1812-4-30 | 1790 | 1714-Natchitoches (Fr); 1718-New Orleans (Fr); 1803 (US) |
| 19 | Indiana | 1816-12-11 | 1790 | 1732-Vincennes (Fr); 1763-English Gain Control |
| 20 | Mississippi | 1817-12-10 | 1790 | 1699-Ft. Mauripas (Fr); 1763-English Gain Control |
| 21 | Illinois | 1818-12-3 | 1790 | 1680-Ft. Creve Coeur (Fr); 1763-English Gain Control |
| 22 | Alabama | 1819-12-19 | 1790 | 1702-Mobile (Fr); 1763-English Gain Control |
| 23 | Maine | 1820-3-15 | 1790 | 1607-Popham (1 Year); 1691-Part of Massachusetts |
| 24 | Missouri | 1821-8-10 | 1790 | 1735-Ste. Genevieve (Fr); 1764-St. Louis (Fr); 1803 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 1836-6-15 | 1810 | 1686-Arkansas Post (Fr); 1803-US Purchases |
| 26 | Michigan | 1837-1-26 | 1790 | 1668-Saule Ste. Marie (Fr); 1701-Detroit (Fr); 1763-Engl |
| 27 | Florida | 1845-3-3 | 1820 | 1565-St. Augustine (Sp); 1763-English Gain Control |
| 28 | Texas | 1845-12-29 | 1820 | 1682-El Paso (Sp); 1718-San Antonio (Sp); 1821-Rep |
| 29 | Iowa | 1846-12-28 | 1830 | 1803-US Purchases; 1833-First Settlement by US |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 1848-5-29 | 1820 | 1701-Green Bay (Fr); 1763-English Gain Control |
| 31 | California | 1850-9-9 | 1830 | 1776-SF (Sp); 1781-LA (Sp); 1826-US Migration |
| 32 | Minnesota | 1858-5-11 | 1830 | 1650-1680-French Exploration; 1784-US Gains Control |
| 33 | Oregon | 1859-2-14 | 1850 | 1805-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1811-Astoria (US) |
| 34 | Kansas | 1861-1-29 | 1850 | 1804-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1827-Ft. Leavenworth (US) |
| 35 | West Virginia | 1863-6-20 | 1860 | 1726-Bunker Hill (Br); 1861-Secedes from Virginia |
| 36 | Nevada | 1864-10-31 | 1860 | 1849-Mormon Station (US); 1859-Virginia City (US) |
| 37 | Nebraska | 1867-3-1 | 1850 | 1804-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1819-Ft. Atkinson (US) |
| 38 | Colorado | 1876-8-1 | 1860 | 1806-Zebulon Pike Explores; 1833-Bent's Old Fort (US) |
| 39 | North Dakota | 1889-11-2 | 1870 | 1797-Pembina (Fr); 1812-Pembina (Br); 1818-US Control |
| 40 | South Dakota | 1889-11-2 | 1870 | 1804-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1817-Ft. Pierre (US) |
| 41 | Montana | 1889-11-8 | 1860 | 1806-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1841-Bitteroot Valley (US) |
| 42 | Washington | 1889-11-11 | 1860 | 1805-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1811-Ft. Okanogan (US) |
| 43 | Idaho | 1890-7-3 | 1860 | 1805-Lewis & Clark Explore; 1809-Pend Oreille Post (US) |
| 44 | Wyoming | 1890-7-10 | 1870 | 1807-John Colter Explores; 1834-Ft. William (US) |
| 45 | Utah | 1896-1-4 | 1850 | 1776-Franciscan Friars Explore; 1847-Salt Lake City (US) |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 1907-11-16 | 1860 | 1803-US Acquires; 1811-Cherokee Reservations Established |
| 47 | New Mexico | 1912-1-26 | 1840 | 1610-Santa Fe (Sp); 1848-US Gains Control |
| 48 | Arizona | 1912-2-14 | 1830 | 1776-Ft. Tucson (Sp); 1848-US Gains Control |
| 49 | Alaska | 1959-1-3 | 1800 | 1784-Kodiak (Ru); 1867-US Gains Control; 1896-Gold |
| 50 | Hawaii | 1959-8-21 | 1840 | 1820-Missionaries (Br); 1898-US Annexes |
| Puerto Rico | 1898 | ? | 1508-Colony Established (Sp); 1898-US Gains Control | |
| Washington, DC | 1800 | 1800 | 1791-Site Selected by George Washington (MD & VA) |
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When the Bill of Rights was submitted to the states for three new states joined the Union. Rhode Island, North Carolina and Vermont. They were not states and did not have representatives in Congress when the amendments were being considered in Congress. Should the states that joined the Union after September 25, 1789 be allowed to participate in the ratification process?
Secretary of State. Samuel Otis said determined that states that joined the Union, while the amendment was still pending had a right to participate.
Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams had a different opinion. While the originally proposed 13th amendment was still being considered, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi and Illinois joined the Union and he did not allow them to vote on the ratification of the 13th amendment. His position was that there were only 17 states when the amendment was proposed and that only those states had a right to participate in the amendment process.