Which of these U.S States was admitted first?
Out of these 4 states, Vermont came first on March 4th 1791, next was Ohio on March 1 1803, then Indiana on December 11 1816, and finally Tennessee on June 1 1796. None of these were ratified, rather admitted to the Union. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1 of the Constitution grants the Congress the power and authority to admit new states to the Union, and since then, the number of states has grown from 13 to 50.
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Johnny Rock
The author doesn't make sense, Tennessee was admitted before Ohio and Indiana.
Chris Lee
14th state...I'm a Vermonter and was there at the time...(okay, I have days when it feels that way...)
John W Shreve
RCKCreatEnt, Easy to happen. Originally, Vermont was governed by the colonial governor of New Hampshire. Then the crown said it was part of New York. During the Revolution, it was effectively its own country. Then after much political haggling, Vermont gained statehood.
Michele Hardesty
Charles Strader, Agree
Chris Lee
RCKCreatEnt, Surprise!
earlepg
My first reaction was that none of these were first, then I realized that the question started with "of these" and got back on track.
lls
Oh, admitted vs. ratified...got it.