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Easy answer: the 50 States did not join together to form a union.
Originally, the British colonists who came to the east coast formed 13 colonies. Eventually, they tired of Britain's policies and heavy taxation, so they went to war with Britain. This war is often called the 'Revolutionary War'. When the colonies won this war, they came together for the protection of all 13 colonies, for trade and commerce among each other and other nations, and to form an Army to protect them all. They wrote up rules and laws, and started a new nation that they called, "United States of America". Through the years, more areas were added to make more States.
The 49th State was Alaska, which became a State in January 3, 1959, The 50th State was Hawai'i, which became a State in August 21, 1959. It took 183 years for the United States of America to reach its current count of 50 States.
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What was the name of the compromise that convinced slave-holding Southern states to join the Union?
compromise of 1820
Which is not included in Article IV Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution?
no new states are allowed to join the union.
What state was the first to be admitted to the Union?
The first state in the Union was Delaware.
The Constitution was to go into effect after it had been ratified by?
The US constitution was ratified by the governments of the original 13 colonies. The remaining 37 states of the union implicity ratified the constitution just by applying to join the existing union./nine states
What is the last state to join the US?
Hawaii was admitted into the Union on August 21, 1959 becoming the 50th state to join the union. Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959 becoming the 49th state to join the Union. Arizona was admitted into the Union on February 14, 1912 becoming the 48th state to join the Union. New Mexico was admitted into the Union on January 6, 1912 becoming the 47th state to join the union.
