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The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
13 lis 2009 · On January 29, 1861, Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It was the 34th state to join the Union. The struggle between pro- and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in...
6 paź 2023 · A chronology describes selected events for each state such as the Senior Research Librarian formation of a territorial government; federal legislation that enabled residents to prepare for statehood; the drafting and adoption of a state constitution; and federal legislation that admitted the new state into the Union.
These states are presented in the order each ratified the 1787 Constitution, thus joining the present federal Union of states. The date of admission listed for other states is the official date made by Act of Congress.
29 sty 2014 · Kansas, the scene of violence triggered by the slavery issue, entered the Union on this day in 1861 as the 34th state, some three months before the start of the Civil War.
3 wrz 2024 · This chart lists the dates on which each individual state was officially admitted into the United States. Learn more about the process and progress.
30 paź 2019 · HR 23, A bill for the admission of Kansas into the Union, 1860. In April, 1860 the House voted to admit Kansas as a free state under the Wyandot Constitution but pro-slavery Senators resisted.
