RATIFIED THE CONSTITUTION
| 1. | Delaware | December 7, 1787 |
| 2. | Pennsylvania | December 12, 1787 |
| 3. | New Jersey | December 18, 1787 |
| 4. | Georgia | January 2, 1788 |
| 5. | Connecticut | January 9, 1788 |
| 6. | Massachusetts | February 6, 1788 |
| 7. | Maryland | April 28, 1788 |
| 8. | South Carolina | May 23, 1788 |
| 9. | New Hampshire | June 21, 1788 |
| 10. | Virginia | June 25, 1788 |
| 11. | New York | July 26, 1788 |
| 12. | North Carolina | November 21, 1789 |
| 13. | Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 |
ADMITTED INTO THE UNION
| 14. | Vermont | March 4, 1791 |
| 15. | Kentucky | June 1, 1792 |
| 16. | Tennessee | June 1, 1796 |
| 17. | Ohio | November 29, 1802 |
| 18. | Louisiana | April 30, 1812 |
| 19. | Indiana | December 11, 1816 |
| 20. | Mississippi | December 10, 1817 |
| 21. | Illinois | December 3, 1818 |
| 22. | Alabama | December 14, 1819 |
| 23. | Maine | March 15, 1820 |
| 24. | Missouri | August 10, 1821 |
| 25. | Arkansas | June 15, 1836 |
| 26. | Michigan | January 26, 1837 |
| 27. | Florida | March 3, 1845 |
| 28. | Texas | December 29, 1845 |
| 29. | Iowa | December 28, 1846 |
| 30. | Wisconsin | May 29, 1848 |
| 31. | California | September 9, 1850 |
| 32. | Minnesota | May 11, 1858 |
| 33. | Oregon | February 14, 1859 |
| 34. | Kansas | January 29, 1861 |
| 35. | West Virginia | June 19, 1863 |
| 36. | Nevada | October 31, 1864 |
| 37. | Nebraska | March 1, 1867 |
| 38. | Colorado | August 1, 1876 |
| 39. | North Dakota | November 3, 1889 |
| 40. | South Dakota | November 3, 1889 |
| 41. | Montana | November 8, 1889 |
| 42. | Washington | November 11, 1889 |
| 43. | Idaho | July 3, 1890 |
| 44. | Wyoming | July 10, 1890 |
| 45. | Utah | January 4, 1896 |
| 46. | Oklahoma | 1908 |
| 47. | New Mexico | 1912 |
| 48. | Arizona | 1912 |
VI--
AREA OF THE UNITED STATES
| ACCESSION | YEAR | GROSS AREA (SQUARE MILES) |
| Continental United States | | 3,026,789 |
| Area | 1790 | 892,135 |
| Louisiana Purchase | 1803 | 827,987 |
| Florida Purchase | 1819 | 58,666 |
| Treaty with Spain | 1819 | 13,435 |
| Texas | 1845 | 389,166 |
| Oregon | 1846 | 286,541 |
| Mexican Cession | 1848 | 529,189 |
| Gadsden Purchase | 1853 | 29,670 |
| Outlying Possessions | | 716,517 |
| Alaska | 1867 | 590,884 |
| Hawaii | 1898 | 6,449 |
| Philippine Islands | 1899 | 115,026 |
| Porto Rico | 1899 | 3,435 |
| Guam | 1899 | 210 |
| Samoa | 1900 | 77 |
| Panama Canal Zone | 1904 | 436 |
AREA OF THE UNITED STATES (CONTINUED)