Here’s a brief overview of when each U.S. state became a state:
Delaware: December 7, 1787 (1st)
Pennsylvania: December 12, 1787 (2nd)
New Jersey: December 18, 1787 (3rd)
Georgia: January 2, 1788 (4th)
Connecticut: January 9, 1788 (5th)
Massachusetts: February 6, 1788 (6th)
Maryland: April 28, 1788 (7th)
South Carolina: May 23, 1788 (8th)
New Hampshire: June 21, 1788 (9th)
Virginia: June 25, 1788 (10th)
New York: July 26, 1788 (11th)
North Carolina: November 21, 1789 (12th)
Rhode Island: May 29, 1790 (13th)
Vermont: March 4, 1791 (14th)
Kentucky: June 1, 1792 (15th)
Tennessee: June 1, 1796 (16th)
Ohio: March 1, 1803 (17th)
Louisiana: April 30, 1812 (18th)
Indiana: December 11, 1816 (19th)
Mississippi: December 10, 1817 (20th)
Illinois: December 3, 1818 (21st)
Alabama: December 14, 1819 (22nd)
Maine: March 15, 1820 (23rd)
Missouri: August 10, 1821 (24th)
Arkansas: June 15, 1836 (25th)
Michigan: January 26, 1837 (26th)
Florida: March 3, 1845 (27th)
Texas: December 29, 1845 (28th)
Iowa: December 28, 1846 (29th)
Wisconsin: May 29, 1848 (30th)
California: September 9, 1850 (31st)
Minnesota: May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Oregon: February 14, 1859 (33rd)
Kansas: January 29, 1861 (34th)
West Virginia: June 20, 1863 (35th)
Nevada: October 31, 1864 (36th)
Nebraska: March 1, 1867 (37th)
Colorado: August 1, 1876 (38th)
North Dakota: November 2, 1889 (39th)
South Dakota: November 2, 1889 (40th)
Montana: November 8, 1889 (41st)
Washington: November 11, 1889 (42nd)
Idaho: July 3, 1890 (43rd)
Wyoming: July 10, 1890 (44th)
Utah: January 4, 1896 (45th)
Oklahoma: November 16, 1907 (46th)
New Mexico: January 6, 1912 (47th)
Arizona: February 14, 1912 (48th)
Alaska: January 3, 1959 (49th)
Hawaii: August 21, 1959 (50th)
This timeline highlights the gradual expansion of the United States from the original thirteen colonies to the fifty states we know today. thank me later
Here’s a brief overview of when each U.S. state became a state:
Delaware: December 7, 1787 (1st)
Pennsylvania: December 12, 1787 (2nd)
New Jersey: December 18, 1787 (3rd)
Georgia: January 2, 1788 (4th)
Connecticut: January 9, 1788 (5th)
Massachusetts: February 6, 1788 (6th)
Maryland: April 28, 1788 (7th)
South Carolina: May 23, 1788 (8th)
New Hampshire: June 21, 1788 (9th)
Virginia: June 25, 1788 (10th)
New York: July 26, 1788 (11th)
North Carolina: November 21, 1789 (12th)
Rhode Island: May 29, 1790 (13th)
Vermont: March 4, 1791 (14th)
Kentucky: June 1, 1792 (15th)
Tennessee: June 1, 1796 (16th)
Ohio: March 1, 1803 (17th)
Louisiana: April 30, 1812 (18th)
Indiana: December 11, 1816 (19th)
Mississippi: December 10, 1817 (20th)
Illinois: December 3, 1818 (21st)
Alabama: December 14, 1819 (22nd)
Maine: March 15, 1820 (23rd)
Missouri: August 10, 1821 (24th)
Arkansas: June 15, 1836 (25th)
Michigan: January 26, 1837 (26th)
Florida: March 3, 1845 (27th)
Texas: December 29, 1845 (28th)
Iowa: December 28, 1846 (29th)
Wisconsin: May 29, 1848 (30th)
California: September 9, 1850 (31st)
Minnesota: May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Oregon: February 14, 1859 (33rd)
Kansas: January 29, 1861 (34th)
West Virginia: June 20, 1863 (35th)
Nevada: October 31, 1864 (36th)
Nebraska: March 1, 1867 (37th)
Colorado: August 1, 1876 (38th)
North Dakota: November 2, 1889 (39th)
South Dakota: November 2, 1889 (40th)
Montana: November 8, 1889 (41st)
Washington: November 11, 1889 (42nd)
Idaho: July 3, 1890 (43rd)
Wyoming: July 10, 1890 (44th)
Utah: January 4, 1896 (45th)
Oklahoma: November 16, 1907 (46th)
New Mexico: January 6, 1912 (47th)
Arizona: February 14, 1912 (48th)
Alaska: January 3, 1959 (49th)
Hawaii: August 21, 1959 (50th)
This timeline highlights the gradual expansion of the United States from the original thirteen colonies to the fifty states we know today. thank me later