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- 13 colonies initially drafted and ratified the United States Constitution. Those turned into the first 13 states of the U.S. – Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, North and South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia and Rhode Island. This process took from 1787 to 1790.
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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]
The first 13 became states in July 1776 when they agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence. Each of those 13 agreed to the first U.S. constitution, called the Articles of Confederation, which formed the first Union of States between 1777 and 1781. [1]
StateStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)Formed From1DelawareDecember 7, 1787 (ratified)2December 12, 1787[2] (ratified)Crown Colony of Pennsylvania3December 18, 1787[3] (ratified)Crown Colony of New Jersey4January 2, 1788[4] (ratified)Crown Colony of GeorgiaApr 12, 2022 · This page provides a list of the 50 States in order of statehood. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the union and on August 21, 1959, Hawaii was the last state to be admitted to the union.
SerialStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)1.December 7, 1787 (ratified)2.December 12, 1787 (ratified)3.December 18, 1787 (ratified)4.January 2, 1788 (ratified)This is a list of the states of the United States of America and the dates on which they achieved statehood, ordered by date of admission to the union. This list excludes U.S. territories, as they have not been admitted as states, although they are constituents of the United States.
The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776. In the Lee Resolution, passed by the Second Continental Congress two days prior, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states.
Jul 29, 2021 · 1791: March 4 (Vermont is the first state not part of the original 13 U.S. colonies to become part of the United States). After the 13 colonies were ratified, Vermont became the 14th state admitted to the newly formed United States of America.
Although the first 13 states can be considered to have been members of the United States from the date of the Declaration of Independence - Thursday, July 4, 1776 - they are presented here as being "admitted" on the date each ratified the present United States Constitution; most other such lists, including the 50 State Quarters program, do the s...
