I can't remember all the qualifications, but I do know that you need physical boundaries & recognition by other independent states.
Hawaii was the 50th state to become a state.
Okalahoma become a state on November, 16, 1907.
washigton was made by the bridish
virgina became a state in 1788 it was the tenth state to become a state
If enough people live in that colony, it can request to become a state.
Puerto Rico has not become a State of the U. S.
It is a city and not a state.
it was the 42nd state
There is no Springfield as a state.
Maryland
1817
1889, the 42nd state.