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May 14, 2019 · In 1791 Vermont paid $30,000 dollars to the state of New York as compensation for the land and was after that allowed to join the Union as a state. On March 4, 1791, Vermont was officially admitted as the 14th state of the United States and the first state to be admitted outside the original 13 colonies.
May 16, 2019 · The state of Alabama was founded in 1819 with Huntsville serving as its temporary capital (1819-1820). The first European settlement in Alabama was established by the French in 1702 in Old Mobile. The French moved the city to its present site in 1711. Mobile was part of the La Louisiane from 1702 to 1763 before being added to West Florida in ...
Jul 23, 2020 · Hawaii became a US State on August 21, 1959, after many years of business and political dealings with the US. The statehood of Hawaii has benefited the US as a whole, but some would argue that native Hawaiians have suffered from it. The first people to reach Hawaiian soil were Polynesian voyageurs who sailed to the islands in double canoes ...
May 16, 2019 · The state of Arizona was founded on February 14, 1912. Historically, Arizona was part of Nueva California. The United States acquired the southwestern parts of New Mexico and south Arizona in the Mesilla Treaty of 1854. Present-Day Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory until 1863 when the Arizona territory was formed.
On January 17, 1893, a group of non-natives (5 Americans, 1 British, and 1 German) overthrew the queen as they saw the tariffs as a threat to their businesses. The local US government minister, John L. Stevens, then ordered US sailors to land on the island and take up positions on key areas of US interest.
Everything to know about the 48th state to join the Union. On Feb. 14, 1912, Arizona joined the United States as the 48th state. But it wasn't exactly a smooth process. Originally part of Mexico ...
Feb 14, 2014 · Download mp3 (3.77 MB) Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez/KJZZ. The 13 red and gold rays on Arizona's flag represent the original 13 colonies, the blue represents the U.S. flag and the star represents the copper. More than 100 years ago, Arizona became the last of the contiguous U.S. states to be signed into statehood, but it did not happen so easily.
