What are the 50 original states?

What are 50 states in order?

The 50 U.S. states, in alphabetical order, along with each state's flag:

  • Alabama.
  • Alaska.
  • Arizona.
  • Arkansas.
  • California.
  • Colorado.
  • Connecticut.
  • Delaware.

What are the states in order from 1 to 50?

The United States in Order of Statehood

OrderStateDate Admitted
47New Mexico1912-1-26
48Arizona1912-2-14
49Alaska1959-1-3
50Hawaii1959-8-21

What were the original 15 states?

States Ranked by Date They Entered the Union

RANKSTATEDATE ENTERED THE UNION
12North CarolinaNovember 21, 1789
13Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790
14VermontMarch 4, 1791
15KentuckyJune 1, 1792

What are the old states?

The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

Are there 50 or 52 states in the United States?

There are fifty (50) states and Washington D.C.The last two states to join the Union were Alaska (49th) and Hawaii (50th). Both joined in 1959. Washington D.C. is a federal district under the authority of Congress.

What is the 1 state?

Delaware List of U.S. states

StateDate (admitted or ratified)
1DelawareDecember 7, 1787 (ratified)
2PennsylvaniaDecember 12, 1787 (ratified)
3New JerseyDecember 18, 1787 (ratified)
4GeorgiaJanuary 2, 1788 (ratified)

What’s the oldest state?

Maine AUGUSTA, Maine – The U.S. Census Bureau says Maine is still the nation's oldest state, with New Hampshire and Vermont right behind.

What was the 20th state?

Mississippi Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state in 1817 and gets its name from the Mississippi River, which forms its western border. Early inhabitants of the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez and Chickasaw.