This series examines how each of the 50 states became a state. They are listed in the order in which they became states.

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Delaware

Pennsylvania

New Jersey

Georgia

Connecticut

Massachusetts

Maryland

South Carolina

New Hampshire

Virginia

New York

North Carolina

Rhode Island

Vermont

Kentucky

Tennessee

Ohio

Louisiana

Indiana

Mississippi

Indiana

Alabama

Maine

Missouri

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