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The last major international change was the acquisition in 1904, and return to Panama in 1979, of the Panama Canal Zone, an unincorporated US territory which controlled the Panama Canal. The final cession of formal control over the region was made to Panama in 1999. States have generally retained their initial borders once established.
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
The first state to ratify was Virginia on December 16, 1777; 12 states had ratified the Articles by February 1779, 14 months into the process. [11] The lone holdout, Maryland, refused to go along until the landed states, especially Virginia , had indicated they were prepared to cede their claims west of the Ohio River to the Union. [ 12 ]
Britain continued to exercise some level of control until the Statute of Westminster. In personal union with the UK and many other countries. May 3, 1910 United Kingdom South Africa: Britain continued to exercise some level of control until the Statute of Westminster. In personal union with the UK and many other countries until 1961.
In 1845, Texas joined the United States and in 1867 the United States acquired Alaska from Russia. The last major territorial change occurred when Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, [ 2 ] but there have been a number of small adjustments like the Boundary Treaty of 1970 where the city of Rio Rico, Texas , was ceded to Mexico.
However, since each state set its own requirements for voting, this Act (and its successor Naturalization Act of 1795) did not automatically grant these naturalized citizens the right to vote. [4] 1791. Vermont is admitted as a new state, giving the vote to all men regardless of color or property ownership. [5] 1792
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Delaware, on December 7, 1787, became the first State to ratify the new Constitution, with its vote being unanimous. Pennsylvania ratified on December 12, 1787, by a vote of 46 to 23 (66.67%). New Jersey ratified on December 19, 1787, and Georgia on January 2, 1788, both unanimously.