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Only 11 of the 13 original colonies ratified the US Constitution by the March 4, 1789 date on which the government began operations. They were : # Delaware - December 7, 1787 # Pennsylvania - December 11, 1787 # New Jersey - December 18, 1787 # Georgia - January 2, 1788 # Connecticut - January 9, 1788 # Massachusetts - February 6, 1788 # Maryland - April 26, 1788 # South Carolina - May 23, 1788 # New Hampshire - June 21, 1788 # Virginia - June 25, 1788 # New York - July 26, 1788 The last two colonies to ratify were North Carolina (November 21, 1789) and Rhode Island (May 29, 1790).

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The original 13 colonies became the first states as they were each admitted into the union. They are: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and New York.

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The first 13 states were the colonies that became states under the Articles of Confederation and then ratified the US Constitution of 1787. The next 7 states were admitted from US territories or states after the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established this procedure.

  1. Delaware - 1787
  2. Pennsylvania - 1787
  3. New Jersey - 1787
  4. Georgia - 1788
  5. Connecticut - 1788
  6. Massachusetts - 1788
  7. Maryland - 1788
  8. South Carolina - 1788
  9. New Hampshire - 1788 (9th state, Constitution ratified)
  10. Virginia - 1788
  11. New York - 1788
  12. North Carolina - 1789
  13. Rhode Island - 1790
  14. Vermont - 1791 (independent republic)
  15. Kentucky - 1792 (western Virginia)
  16. Tennessee - 1796 (western North Carolina)
  17. Ohio - 1803
  18. Louisiana - 1812 (Louisiana Territory 1803)
  19. Indiana - 1816
  20. Mississippi - 1817 (western South Carolina and Georgia)
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