Saturday, December 1, 2012

How many states existed in 1860?

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# State Admission [2] Preceding Entity
1
Delaware December 7, 1787[2] Lower Counties on Delaware i.e. lower counties of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state inConfederation
2
Pennsylvania December 12, 1787[2] Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation
3
New Jersey December 18, 1787[2] Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation
4
Georgia January 2, 1788[2] Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation
5
Connecticut January 9, 1788[2] Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
6
Massachusetts February 6, 1788[2] Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
7
Maryland April 28, 1788[2] Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
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South Carolina May 23, 1788[2] Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
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New Hampshire June 21, 1788[2] Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
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Virginia June 25, 1788[2] Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation
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New York July 26, 1788[2] Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
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North Carolina November 21, 1789[2] Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
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Rhode Island May 29, 1790[2] Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state

14
Vermont March 4, 1791 Province of New York and New Hampshire Grants (ownership disputed), Vermont Republic
15
Kentucky June 1, 1792 Split off from Virginia with consent of that state. The former huge, westmost Kentucky County
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Tennessee June 1, 1796 Formed from western land donated to the Federal Government by North Carolina
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Ohio March 1, 1803[1] The Northwest Territory, land donated to the Federal Government by the East Coast states such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, and New York
18
Louisiana April 30, 1812 Territory of Orleans
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Indiana December 11, 1816 Indiana Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory
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Mississippi December 10, 1817 Mississippi Territory, formed from land donated to the Federal Government by Georgia
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Illinois December 3, 1818 Illinois Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory
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Alabama December 14, 1819 Alabama Territory, formed from the Mississippi Territory, formerly part of the State of Georgia
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Maine March 19, 1820 Split off from Massachusetts with consent of that state (the former District of Maine)
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Missouri August 10, 1821 Missouri Territory
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Arkansas June 15, 1836 Arkansas Territory
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Michigan January 26, 1837 Michigan Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory
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Florida March 3, 1845 Florida Territory
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Texas December 29, 1845 Republic of Texas
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Iowa December 28, 1846 Iowa Territory
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Wisconsin May 29, 1848 Wisconsin Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory
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California September 9, 1850 Directly admitted from the Mexican Cession
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Minnesota May 11, 1858 Minnesota Territory
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Oregon February 14, 1859 Oregon Territory



Not part of the United States before/in 1860, but was close..
# State Admission [2] Preceding Entity
34
Kansas January 29, 1861 Kansas Territory

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