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Nov 9, 2009 · Date of Statehood: December 12, 1787. Capital: Harrisburg. Population: 12,702,379 (2010) Size: 46,055 square miles. Nickname(s): Keystone State. Motto: Virtue, Liberty and Independence....
State Date (admitted or ratified) Formed from 1 Delaware December 7, 1787 (ratified) Delaware Territory: 2 Pennsylvania: December 12, 1787 (ratified) Crown Colony of Pennsylvania: 3 New Jersey: December 18, 1787 (ratified) Crown Colony of New Jersey: 4 Georgia: January 2, 1788 (ratified) Crown Colony of Georgia: 5 Connecticut: January 9, 1788 ...
Jul 8, 2019 · State: Status Before Statehood: Date Admitted to the Union: 1: Delaware: Colony: Dec. 7, 1787: 2: Pennsylvania: Colony: Dec. 12, 1787: 3: New Jersey: Colony: Dec. 18, 1787: 4: Georgia: Colony: Jan. 2, 1788: 5: Connecticut: Colony: Jan. 9, 1788: 6: Massachusetts: Colony: Feb. 6, 1788: 7: Maryland: Colony: April 28, 1788: 8: South Carolina ...
Order State Admission Date 1 Delaware December 7, 1787 2 Pennsylvania December 12, 1787 3 New Jersey December 18, 1787 4 Georgia January 2, 1788 5 Connecticut January 9, 1788 6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788 7 Maryland April 28, 1788 8 South Carolina May 23, 1788 9 New Hampshire June 21, 1788 10 Virginia June 25, 1788
The Pennsylvania Emancipation Act of 1781 had pledged the gradual abolition of slavery in the state. The southern boundary of Pennsylvania, ratified in 1769, was the Mason and Dixon Line, which became the dividing line between the slave and the free states before the American Civil War. Once the war broke out, Pennsylvania once again became a ...
Nov 13, 2009 · On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the Constitution, by a vote of 46 to 23. Pennsylvania was the first large state to ratify, as well as the first state to...
Dec 2, 2022 · USA.gov, Pennsylvania. Page Last Revised - December 2, 2022. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 12, 1787. It was the second of the original 13 colonies to join the Union.
