What was the 12th state in the Union?
What was the 12th state in the Union?
North Carolina
List of U.S. states
| State | Date (admitted or ratified) | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | North Carolina | November 21, 1789 (ratified) |
| 13 | Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 (ratified) |
| 14 | Vermont | March 4, 1791 (admitted) |
| 15 | Kentucky | June 1, 1792 (admitted) |
What was the 13th state in the Union?
The table below details when each state joined the union….States by Order of Entry into Union.
| State | Entered Union | Year settled |
|---|---|---|
| 13. Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 | 1636 |
| 14. Vermont | Mar. 4, 1791 | 1724 |
| 15. Kentucky | June 1, 1792 | 1774 |
| 16. Tennessee | June 1, 1796 | 1769 |
What is the 22th state?
Alabama
List of U.S. states and their order to statehood
| State | Date (admitted or ratified) | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mississippi | December 10, 1817 (admitted) |
| 21 | Illinois | December 3, 1818 (admitted) |
| 22 | Alabama | December 14, 1819 (admitted) |
| 23 | Maine | March 15, 1820 (admitted) |
What is the 14th state to join the Union?
Vermont
In January 1791 Vermont delegates met in Bennington and ratified the U.S. Constitution. On March 4, 1791, Vermont was accepted into the United States of America, as the fourteenth state.
What was the fifteenth state?
Kentucky
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state to join and on June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state of the Union. Statehood Day is annually held on June 1 and celebrates the anniversary of the ratification of the Constitution in Kentucky and Tennessee.
What was the 45th state?
Utah
Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896, as the 45th state.
What was the 15th state to join the union?
Joining the Union
| State | Entered Union | Year Settled |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | Mar. 15, 1820 | 1624 |
| Missouri | Aug. 10, 1821 | 1735 |
| Arkansas | June 15, 1836 | 1686 |
| Michigan | Jan. 26, 1837 | 1668 |
What is the 20th state?
Mississippi
Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the Mississippi River, which forms its western border. Early inhabitants of the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez and Chickasaw.
What was the 17th state?
Ohio
Although legally Ohio became the 17th state with the February 19, 1803 act of Congress, Ohio statehood is celebrated on March 1. The date of March 1, 1803 was when the Ohio legislature met for the first time. This was retroactively made the statehood date by a 1953 Resolution of the United States Congress.
