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The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Since then, 37 states have been admitted into the Union. Each new state has been admitted on an equal footing with those already in existence. [2] Of the 37 states admitted to the Union by Congress, all but six have been established within existing U.S. organized incorporated territories. A state that was so created might encompass all or part ...
Events from the year 1889 in the United States. Four states — North Dakota , South Dakota , Montana , and Washington —were created this year, making this the busiest year for state creation since 1788 .
North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington all became states in November 1889. [37] The following July, Idaho and Wyoming were also admitted. [37] These states collectively sent twelve Republican senators to the 51st Congress. [38]
November 2, 1889: North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. November 8, 1889: Montana was admitted as the 41st state. November 11, 1889: Washington was admitted as the 42nd state. May 2, 1890: Oklahoma Territory was organized. July 3, 1890: Idaho was admitted as the 43rd state. July 10, 1890: Wyoming was admitted ...
Six states were admitted during Harrison's time in office, more than any other presidency: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington were admitted in November 1889 under the Enabling Act of 1889, while Idaho and Wyoming were admitted in July 1890.
The Enabling Act of 1889 (25 Stat. 676, chs. 180, 276–284, enacted February 22, 1889) is a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America, as well as the splitting of Territory of Dakota into two states: North Dakota and South Dakota.
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, [1] until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.