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).
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.
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.
The US was first the colonies of Britain, then the 13 colonies, then it was America, then the United States of America.
14 US states have the letter L in their names, but only 1 starts with L, Louisiana.
There are not sixteen states on the Southern coastline of the US. I count six. Go to a map of the United States, locate the Southern coast (that's along the Gulf of Mexico) and check the names of the states.
The "First State " of the US is thought to be Delaware, because it was the first state that ratiied the new US Constitution. Delaware's state motto is "The First State."
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The names of the first illegal aliens in the United States are not known. There are millions of illegal immigrants that are in the US, as of 2014.
The US was first the colonies of Britain, then the 13 colonies, then it was America, then the United States of America.
10 states in the United States have 2 word names.
Four US states have names ending with N.
There are 4 states in the US with "North" or "South" in their names, out of a total of 50 states. Therefore, the fraction is 4/50, which simplifies to 2/25.
There are 5 US states that have "directions" (north, south, east, or west) in their names : North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, and West Virginia.
There are no US states which have names that end in the letter R.
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There aren't any U.S. states with German names. All U.S. states have names from: English Spanish Native American Languages Hawaiian (Hawaii) Inuit (Alaska)
Their names were the same as they are now:New HampshireMassachusettsRhode IslandConnecticutNew YorkNew JerseyPennsylvaniaDelawareMarylandVirginiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaGeorgia