In Dover, Delaware, the U.S. Constitution is unanimously ratified by all 30 delegates to the Delaware Constitutional Convention, making Delaware the first state of the modern United States.
What is the 1st state?
Delaware
“The First State”
Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What are the 50 states in order?
The 50 U.S. states, in alphabetical order, along with each state’s flag:
- Alabama.
- Alaska.
- Arizona.
- Arkansas.
- California.
- Colorado.
- Connecticut.
- Delaware.
What is the 2nd state?
Pennsylvania
On This Day in History, December 12th, Pennsylvania Ratified the United States Constitution and Became the Second State.
What were the first 11 states?
Dates of Succession to the Union
| 1 | Delaware | 1787 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | New York | 1788 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 1789 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 1790 |
| 14 | Vermont | 1791 |
What was the 3rd state?
New Jersey
The United States in Order of Statehood
| Order | State | Date Admitted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | 1787-12-7 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 1787-12-12 |
| 3 | New Jersey | 1787-12-18 |
| 4 | Georgia | 1788-1-2 |
What is the 4th state?
Plasma is often called “the fourth state of matter,” along with solid, liquid and gas. Just as a liquid will boil, changing into a gas when energy is added, heating a gas will form a plasma – a soup of positively charged particles (ions) and negatively charged particles (electrons).
Is America a country?
The United States of America is the world’s third largest country in size and nearly the third largest in terms of population. Located in North America, the country is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Along the northern border is Canada and the southern border is Mexico.
What’s the 49th state?
1946.
What is the last state?
Joining the Union
| State | Entered Union | Year Settled |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | Jan. 6, 1912 | 1610 |
| Arizona | Feb. 14, 1912 | 1776 |
| Alaska | Jan. 3, 1959 | 1784 |
| Hawaii | Aug. 21, 1959 | 1820 |
What is the 6th state?
Massachusetts
List of U.S. states
| State | Date (admitted or ratified) | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Massachusetts | February 6, 1788 (ratified) |
| 7 | Maryland | April 28, 1788 (ratified) |
| 8 | South Carolina | May 23, 1788 (ratified) |
| 9 | New Hampshire | June 21, 1788 (ratified) |
What is the 47th state?
New Mexico
For both New Mexico and Arizona, the road to statehood was protracted and contentious. However, after much effort, on January 6, 1912 New Mexico became the 47th state and on February 14, 1912 Arizona became the 48th state in the Union.
What states start with Z?
But Q isn’t the only rare letter in our state names here in the U.S. The letter Z appears only in the name of one state (Arizona) and X in just two (Texas and New Mexico).
What was the 14th state?
Vermont
During the American Revolution, Vermont declared independence separately from the original 13 colonies, although the Continental Congress refused to recognize it. Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th state in 1790, after 14 years as an independent republic.
What is the 13th state?
On this date, Rhode Island became the 13th state to enter the Union after ratifying the Constitution.
What was the 9th state?
New Hampshire
New Hampshire became the ninth state to accept the Constitution on June 21, 1788, which officially ended government under the Articles of Confederation.
What is the 7th state?
How did you get your name? Did you know that Maryland, one of the original thirteen colonies, was the 7th state to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788? It was on April 28th, 1788 to be exact. Maryland is referred to as America in Miniature.
What was the 50th state?
Hawai’i
On Āugust 21, 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th State. Statehood Day is an official state holiday in Hawai’i.
What was Hawaii before it was state?
Hawaii was a kingdom until 1893 and became a republic in 1894. It then ceded itself to the USA in 1898 and became a state in 1959.
Is there 5 states of matter?
There are four natural states of matter: Solids, liquids, gases and plasma. The fifth state is the man-made Bose-Einstein condensates.
Does a liquid have shape?
In a liquid, the particles are still in close contact, so liquids have a definite volume. However, because the particles can move about each other rather freely, a liquid has no definite shape and takes a shape dictated by its container.
