the 6th state
Massachusetts was one of the original 13 colonies. It became a state in 1788.
it was the 4th state to gain statehood.
John Adams Jefferson
July 26, 1788 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_date_of_statehood
I believe the fifth state to join the union is Connecticut. The last commemorative quarter minted in 1999, was for the small New England state of Connecticut. The fifth state to join the union, the Constitution State may be small, but . . . The design of the Connecticut State Quarter depicts Samuel Wylly's oak tree, "The Charter Oak". Perhaps only Captain Wadsworth really knew what happened Halloween night, 1687.http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ct_intro.htm
Massachusetts was the sixth state to receive statehood on February 6, 1788.
It was Massachusetts
Maine was formerly a part of the state of Massachusetts. Maine succeeded from Massachusetts with the approval of the General Court and became a state on March 15, 1820.
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Massachusetts was admitted into the Union on February 6, 1788 becoming the 6th state to join the Union.
Massachusetts was admitted into the Union on February 6, 1788 becoming the 6th state to join the Union.
it was the 33rd