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U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of commonwealth rather than state...
Timeline of Events
1789
11.20.1789
New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
11.21.1789
North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
1790
5.29.1790
Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
1791
3.4.1791
Vermont is admitted as the 14th U.S. state.
1792
6.1.1792
Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
1796
6.1.1796
Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States.
1803
3.1.1803
Ohio is admitted as the 17th U.S. state.
1812
4.30.1812
The Territory of Orleans becomes the 18th U.S. state under the name Louisiana.
6.4.1812
Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
1816
12.11.1816
Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.
1817
12.10.1817
Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.
1818
12.3.1818
Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
1819
12.14.1819
Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.
1820
3.15.1820
Maine becomes the 23rd U.S. state.
1821
8.10.1821
Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state.
1836
6.15.1836
Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state.
1837
1.26.1837
Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.
1845
3.3.1845
Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
10.13.1845
A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution, that if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
12.29.1845
According with International Boundary delimitation, U.S.A annexes the Mexican state of Texas, following the Manifest Destiny doctrine. For others, the Republic of Texas is admitted as the 28th U.S. state.
1846
12.28.1846
Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
1848
5.19.1848
Mexican-American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day U.S. states to the United States for $15 million USD.
5.29.1848
Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
1850
9.9.1850
California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.
1858
5.11.1858
Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. State.
1859
2.14.1859
Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state.
1861
1.29.1861
Kansas is admitted as the 34th U.S. state.
2.4.1861
American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.
1863
6.20.1863
American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
1864
10.31.1864
Nevada is admitted as the 36th U.S. state.
1866
7.24.1866
Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. State to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
1867
3.1.1867
Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
1871
3.22.1871
In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
1876
8.1.1876
Colorado is admitted as the 38th U.S. state.
1883
2.23.1883
Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an antitrust law.
1889
2.22.1889
President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
11.2.1889
North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
11.8.1889
Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
11.11.1889
Washington is admitted as the 42nd U.S. state.
1890
7.3.1890
Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.