What was the 36 state to join the US?

Answer 1

--Delaware

Delaware, one of the thirteen colonies, gained its distinction as the "First State" when it was the first to ratify the Constitution on December 7, 1787.

--Pennsylvania

In September 1787, the US Constitution was signed in Philadelphia and on December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania, one of the thirteen colonies, became the second state.

--New Jersey

New Jersey, one of the thirteen colonies, became the third state on December 18, 1787.

--Georgia

Georgia, one of the thirteen colonies, ratified the US Constitution on January 2, 1788, becoming the fourth state to do so; it joined the Confederacy on January 19, 1861, and re-entered the Union after the Civil War.

--Connecticut

Connecticut, one of the thirteen colonies, became the fifth state on January 9, 1788.

--Massachusetts

Originally part of the thirteen colonies, Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788

--Maryland

Maryland became the seventh state on April 28, 1788. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln placed Maryland under military control.

--South Carolina

South Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the eighth state on May 23, 1788. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede form the Union. It re- entered after the Civil War.

--New Hampshire

In a sense, New Hampshire, originally one of the thirteen colonies, "created" the new nation by becoming the ninth state on June 21, 1788, meeting the requirement for nine states to ratify the Constitution.

--Virginia

Virginia one of the thirteen colonies, became the 10th state on June 25, 1788. Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy on May 29, 1861, but re-entered the Union after the war.

--New York

On July 26, 1788, New York , one of the thirteen colonies, became the 11th state.

--North Carolina

North Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the 12th state on November 21, 1789. North Carolina troops suffered the greatest losses of all the states during the Civil War while fighting for the Confederacy, re-entered the Union after the fighting ceased.

--Rhode Island

Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen colonies to join the Union on May 29, 1790.

Answer 2

The 20th state to join the Union was the state of Mississippi. The first state to join the union was Delaware and the last was Hawaii.

Answer 3

Nevada.

Answer 4

North Carolina

Answer 5

Kentucky

Answer 6

Arkansas