How many states were there in 1862?

Answer 1

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# State Admission [2] Preceding Entity 1 Delaware December 7, 1787[2]Lower Counties on Delaware i.e. lower counties of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state inConfederation2 Pennsylvania December 12, 1787[2]Province of Pennsylvania, then sovereign state in Confederation 3 New Jersey December 18, 1787[2]Province of New Jersey, then sovereign state in Confederation 4 Georgia January 2, 1788[2]Province of Georgia, then sovereign state in Confederation 5 Connecticut January 9, 1788[2]Connecticut Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation 6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788[2]Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation 7 Maryland April 28, 1788[2]Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation 8 South Carolina May 23, 1788[2]Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation 9 New Hampshire June 21, 1788[2]Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation 10 Virginia June 25, 1788[2]Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation 11 New York July 26, 1788[2]Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation 12 North Carolina November 21, 1789[2]Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation 13 Rhode Island May 29, 1790[2]Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state 14 Vermont March 4, 1791 Province of New York and New Hampshire Grants (ownership disputed), Vermont Republic 15 Kentucky June 1, 1792 Split off from Virginia with consent of that state. The former huge, westmost Kentucky County 16 Tennessee June 1, 1796 Formed from western land donated to the Federal Government by North Carolina 17 Ohio March 1, 1803[1]The Northwest Territory, land donated to the Federal Government by the East Coast states such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, and New York 18 Louisiana April 30, 1812 Territory of Orleans 19 Indiana December 11, 1816 Indiana Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory 20 Mississippi December 10, 1817 Mississippi Territory, formed from land donated to the Federal Government by Georgia 21 Illinois December 3, 1818 Illinois Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory 22 Alabama December 14, 1819 Alabama Territory, formed from the Mississippi Territory, formerly part of the State of Georgia 23 Maine March 19, 1820 Split off from Massachusetts with consent of that state (the former District of Maine) 24 Missouri August 10, 1821 Missouri Territory 25 Arkansas June 15, 1836 Arkansas Territory 26 Michigan January 26, 1837 Michigan Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory 27 Florida March 3, 1845 Florida Territory 28 Texas December 29, 1845 Republic of Texas 29 Iowa December 28, 1846 Iowa Territory 30 Wisconsin May 29, 1848 Wisconsin Territory, formed from the Northwest Territory 31 California September 9, 1850 Directly admitted from the Mexican Cession 32 Minnesota May 11, 1858 Minnesota Territory 33 Oregon February 14, 1859 Oregon Territory

Not part of the United States before/in 1860, but was close..

# State Admission [2] Preceding Entity 34 Kansas January 29, 1861 Kansas Territory

Answer 2

There were 11 Confederate states and 25 federal states.

Answer 3

In 1862, there were 34 states. West Virginia became a state in 1863 and Nevada became one in 1864. There were 36 states at the end of the civil war.

Answer 4

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