THE MAKING OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
When and how the states came to be
THE 13 STATES THAN BEGAN IT ALL. . .
Reprinted with permission of Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services
The United states of America was born of the Revolutionary War, when the colonies fought to gain freedom from Britain. The Revolution lasted from 1775 to 1783. Four years later, the Constitutional Convention was held. What follows is a look at the original 13 states, their order of entry into the Union upon ratification of the Constitution, along with the date of ratification and population at that time:
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1 Delaware December 7, 1787 59,096 |
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2 Pennsylvania December 12, 1787 484,373 |
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3 New Jersey December 18, 1787 184,139 |
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4 Georgia January 2, 1788 82,548 |
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5 Connecticut January 9, 1788 238,141
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6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788 378,787 |
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7 Maryland April 28, 1788 319,728 |
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8 South Carolina May 23, 1788 249,073
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9 New Hampshire June 21, 1788 141,899 |
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10 Virginia June 26, 1788 747,610 |
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11 New York July 26, 1788 340,120 |
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12 North Carolina November 21, 1789 393,751 |
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13 Rhode Island May 29, 1790 68,825 |
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Posted by:
Bennie J. McRae, Jr. |
Trotwood, Ohio