Just get conquered by the north and they became part of the union.
Alaska did not have to separately ratify the 14th and 15th amendments in order to join the union.
Alaska
There were 33 States in the United States in 1860. These were, in order of admission and/or ratification:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandVermontKentuckyTennesseeOhioLouisianaIndianaMississippiIllinoisAlabamaMaineMissouriArkansasMichiganFloridaTexasIowaWisconsinCaliforniaMinnesotaOregon
the Reconstruction Act
You could arrange them in several orders, date of admission, area, alphabetical, population, and so on.
They surrendered and signed a contract.
17th.
The states gave up some of their power in order to form a Federal union.
The states seceded from the union.
The States seceded from the Union
Alaska did not have to separately ratify the 14th and 15th amendments in order to join the union.
Alaska
There were 33 States in the United States in 1860. These were, in order of admission and/or ratification:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode IslandVermontKentuckyTennesseeOhioLouisianaIndianaMississippiIllinoisAlabamaMaineMissouriArkansasMichiganFloridaTexasIowaWisconsinCaliforniaMinnesotaOregon
It was the 27th State admitted to the Union.
The Preamble of the United States Constitution
The Preamble of the United States Constitution
We the people of the united states, in order to a more prefect union