10. The States Of The Union
The following is a list of the States constituting the Union, with the dates of their admission. The thirty-six stars in our national flag are therefore designated as under:
Delaware Dec. 7, 1787.
Pennsylvania Dec. 12, 1787.
New Jersey Dec. 13, 1787.
Georgia Jan. 2, 1788.
Connecticut Jan. 9, 1788.
Massachusetts Feb. 6, 1788.
Maryland April 28, 1788.
South Carolina May 23, 1788.
N. Hampshire June 21, 1788.
Virginia June 26, 1788.
New York July 26, 1788.
N. Carolina Nov. 21, 1789.
Rhode Island May 29, 1790.
Vermont March 4, 1791.
Kentucky June 1, 1792.
Tennessee June 1, 1796.
Ohio Nov. 29, 1802.
Louisiana April 8, 1812.
Indiana Dec. 11, 1816.
Mississippi Dec. 16, 1817.
Illinois Dec. 3, 1818.
Alabama Dec. 14, 1819.
Maine March 15, 1820.
Missouri Aug. 10, 1821.
Arkansas June 15, 1836.
Michigan Jan. 26, 1837.
Florida March 3, 1845.
Texas Dec. 29, 1845.
Iowa Dec. 28, 1846.
Wisconsin May 29, 1848.
California Sept. 9, 1850.
Minnesota Dec., 1857.
Oregon Dec., 1858.
Kansas March, 1862.
West Virginia Feb., 1863.
Nevada Oct., 1864.