No. Georgia was one of the original 13 states.
Nevada was a US state in 1864. It never had slaves even as a US Territory.
It became a US Territory by Act of Congress in 1897 and a US State by Act of Congress in 1959.
It became a US Territory in 1898 by Act of Congress.
In 1898.
In 1898 by Act of Congress.
In 1898 as a Territory by Act of Congress.
A US Territory or as with Puerto Rico, a US Commonwealth, can apply for statehood into the United States first by a vote of the people in the territory. The US Congress accepts the finalized application. The territory, as one condition for example must have its own constitution.
Puerto Rico.
Nevada became a US state on October 31, 1864. The state included land that had been the Nevada Territory, but also the western regions of the Utah and Arizona Territories.
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