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The order in which the original 13 states ratified the 1787 Constitution, then the order in which the others were admitted to the Union. A state of the United States is one of the 50 constituent entities that shares its sovereignty with the federal government.
List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union. Below is a list of all 50 states in the order they joined the Union . The first 13 became states in July 1776 when they agreed to the United States Declaration of Independence. Each of those 13 agreed to the first U.S. constitution, called the Articles of Confederation, which formed the ...
StateStateDate (admitted Or Ratified)Formed From1DelawareDecember 7, 1787 (ratified)2December 12, 1787[ 2] (ratified)Crown Colony of Pennsylvania3December 18, 1787[ 3] (ratified)Crown Colony of New Jersey4January 2, 1788[ 4] (ratified)Crown Colony of GeorgiaSep 9, 2011 · California became the thirty-first state of the United States on September 9th, 1850. View of the procession in celebration of the admission of California, Oct. 19th, 1850. Library of Congress.
Nov 9, 2009 · In January 1847, California surrendered to the United States. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the war’s end gave California to the United States on February 2, 1848. Without ever becoming...
When did California become a state? California became the 31st state of the United States on September 9, 1850. It was admitted to the union following the gold rush and after the drafting of a state constitution.
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California, admitted September 9, 1850, was formed from unorganized territory ceded to the United States by Mexico in the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the end of the Mexican–American War. The Act of Congress establishing California as the 31st state was part of the Compromise of 1850.
California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. The Golden State’s rich history has since been shaped by people of every ethnic background who traveled here seeking economic, social and educational opportunity, and a life of quality and breathtaking beauty.