Delaware was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
The first state in the United States was Delaware.
Texas was admitted into the Union on December 29, 1845 becoming the 28th state to join the Union.
Only one state, Ohio, was in existence in what we know as the Midwest at that time. In 1803 The Northwest Territory was divided into the state of Ohio with the rest becoming the Indiana Territory.
New Jersey was admitted into the Union on December 18, 1787 becoming the 3rd state to join the Union.
Some advantages of becoming a territory are that that state would be more recognized.
On December 3, 1818, Illinois became the 21st state of the United States of America. Before statehood, it was called the Illinois Territory. It had been formed from the same Northwest Territory from which the Ohio and the Indiana Territories had been formed and admitted to respective statehood on March 1, 1803.Illinois was admitted into the Union on December 3, 1818 becoming the 21st state to join the union.
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from April 7, 1798, until December 10, 1817. The western half of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Mississippi on December 10, 1817 and the eastern half became the Alabama Territory until its admittance to the Union as the State of Alabama on December 14, 1819.
Delaware was admitted into the Union on December 7, 1787 becoming the 1st state to join the union.
Texas became the 28 state to be admitted to the United States of America on December 29th, 1845. The present boundaries of Texas were established with the Compromise of 1850. James Polk was the President at this time.
The State of Indiana was created out of the Indiana Territory in December, 1816.
Iowa was admitted into the Union on December 28, 1846 becoming the 29th state to join the Union.
Delaware was admitted into the Union on December 7, 1787 becoming the 1st state to join the union.
No. Illinois was admitted into the Union on December 3, 1818 becoming the 21st state to join the union.
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Delaware was admitted into the Union on December 7, 1787 becoming the 1st state to join the union.
Indiana was admitted into the Union on December 11, 1816 becoming the 19th state to join the union.