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"Admission." States are admitted to the Union.

Territories can be annexed (e.g. Hawai'i Territory) or purchased (e.g. Louisiana Territory) or ceded (e.g. Mexican Cession).

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Addition, annexation, and/or admission.

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They are admitted or annexed

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