Alaska and hawaii statehood dates. These states are presented in the order each ratified the 1787. Below is a list of all 50 states in the order they joined the union. Alaska statehood act admitting alaska as a state in the union as of january 3 1959 legal status of alaska hawaii admission act admitting hawaii as a state in the union as of august 21 1959 legal status of hawaii.
Within the span of a year the really great 48 officially became the nifty 50 states with the admission of alaska and hawaii on jan. Page of the day. From 1884 to 1912 it was designated as the district of alaska and from 1912 to 1959 was organized into the incorporated territory of alaska.
Order and dates of statehood. It was made a state in 1959. Our subscribers grade level estimate for this page.
Alaskans had sought statehood since as early as the 1920s though this vision was not realized until the decade after world war ii. Hawaii annexed as a united states territory. Territory by act of march 3 1817 effective aug.
Alaska territory purchased from russia for 7 million. State name statehood dateorder pre statehood notes. Constitution called the articles of confederation which formed the first union of states between 1777 and 1781.
They are the only ones not connected to the other 48 states. Hawaii was a kingdom until 1893 and became a republic in 1894. More on the united states.
The first 13 became states in july 1776 when they agreed to the united states declaration of independenceeach of those 13 agreed to the first us. Although they are very different they were both important in the 2008 presidential elections. Alaska and hawaii admitted respectively as the 49th and 50th states of the union.