Puerto Rico is the territory and protectorate you seek.
michigan
We don't really consider Puerto Rico as a state but it is U.S. territory.
Kentucky
Delaware was the first territory to become a state in the United States. It ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787, making it the first state to join the Union. Delaware is often referred to as "The First State" due to this distinction.
The spelling of the ordinal number 51st is "fifty-first."
That may happen some day, but for now it is a US Territory.
A territory can become a US state through an act of Congress. The territory must first apply for statehood and then go through a process to draft a state constitution. If Congress approves the statehood petition and constitution, the territory can be admitted as a new state.
1960- This was the first election after the 50th state (alaska) was announced a state rather than territory because of pearl harbor
The ordinal number 50th is spelled fiftieth.
The first stage was that a governor, secretary and three judges were appointed by Congress. Once the population reached 5,000 the residents could elect a legislature and send a non-voting member to the nation's capitol. Finally, when the state got to 60,000 residents they could seek to become a state.
Electronic voting machines were first introduced in Kerala.
A nationalbank provided a system for a territory to be a state because debt helped them get out of debt in order to buy new land.