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U.S. States: Which Came First?
Given two U.S. states, can you guess which state was admitted to the Union earlier?
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| First submitted | January 23, 2022 |
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1. Delaware or Virginia?
Delaware was the first state, ratifying the Constitution on December 7th, 1787. Virginia joined on June 25th, 1788.
Delaware
Virginia
2. Louisiana or Florida?
Louisiana: April 30th, 1812; Florida: March 3rd, 1845
Louisiana
Florida
3. Illinois or Kentucky?
Illinois: December 3rd, 1818; Kentucky: June 1st, 1792
Illinois
Kentucky
4. Minnesota or Montana?
Minnesota: May 11th,1858; Montana: November 8th, 1889
Minnesota
Montana
5. California or Texas?
California: September 9th, 1850, during the Gold Rush; Texas: December 29th,1845, right before the Mexican-American War
California
Texas
6. Arizona or Colorado?
Arizona: February 14th, 1912; Colorado: August 1st, 1876, known as the Centennial State since it entered the Union 100 years after independence
Arizona
Colorado
7. Alaska or Hawaii?
These were the last two states to join the Union, with Alaska joining on January 3rd, 1959 and Hawaii on August 21st, 1959
Alaska
Hawaii
8. Vermont or Massachusetts?
Vermont: March 4th, 1791, becoming the first state that wasn't part of the 13 original colonies; Massachusetts: February 6th, 1788
Vermont
Massachusetts
9. West Virginia or Tennessee?
West Virginia: June 20th, 1863, as a secession from Virginia during the Civil War; Tennessee: June 21st, 1796
West Virginia
Tennessee
10. Oklahoma or Kansas?
Oklahoma: November 16th, 1907, its late admission reflecting the fact that it was mostly Indian Territory; Kansas: January 29th, 1861, right before the Civil War
Oklahoma
Kansas
11. Missouri or Iowa?
Missouri: August 10th, 1821, admitted as part of the Missouri Compromise; Iowa: December 28th, 1846
Missouri
Iowa
12. Washington or Oregon?
Oregon: February 14th, 1859; Washington: November 11th, 1889
Washington
Oregon
13. Pennsylvania or Ohio?
Pennsylvania: December 12th,1787; Ohio: March 1st, 1803
Pennsylvania
Ohio
14. Wyoming or Wisconsin?
Wyoming: July 10th, 1890; Wisconsin: May 29th, 1848
Wyoming
Wisconsin
15. Alabama or Georgia?
Alabama: December 14th, 1819; Georgia: January 2nd, 1788
Alabama
Georgia
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7 Comments
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jan 27, 2022
Thanks to whoever spotlighted this!
vermiciousknid
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Level 91
Jan 27, 2022
Nice idea!
JWatson24
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Level 71
Jan 27, 2022
Thanks!
RandomSportsKid
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Level 51
Feb 3, 2022
Cool idea. When in doubt, just guess whatever is farther east.
JWatson24
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Level 71
Feb 3, 2022
Glad you liked it! That's definitely the trend for most states. I didn't want it to be that obvious though so I tried added a few tricky ones that went against that rule, like Louisiana and Florida.
kevlarkev
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Level 65
Feb 3, 2022
I missed the Texas one because they rejoined the Union in 1870 after the Civil War. I guess they never lost their order of statehood
JWatson24
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Level 71
Feb 4, 2022
Yeah, generally when people talk about the date a state being accepted into the Union, it's the date where it first happened, not the date they re-entered (for Confederate States). Keep in mind the Union never really saw the Confederacy as a legitimate entity--the process of "re-entering" the Union was more a formality than an actual expansion of the Union.
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