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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 19th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1801 through 1900 in the Gregorian calendar. For information on this period, see: History of the United States series: History of the United States (1789–1849) History of the United States (1849–1865) History of the United States (1865–1918) Historical eras:
19th-century American people by state or territory (53 C) * ... 19th century in New York (state) (17 C, 4 P) 19th century in North Carolina (15 C, 1 P)
18th c. ← United States in the 19th century → 20th c. ... 19th-century American people (30 C, 317 P) 19th century in American politics (11 C, 1 P)
The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849—also called the Middle Period, the Antebellum Era, or the Age of Jackson—involved westward expansion across the American continent, the proliferation of suffrage to nearly all white men, and the rise of the Second Party System of politics between Democrats and Whigs.
The "Gilded Age" was a term that Mark Twain used to describe the period of the late 19th century with a dramatic expansion of American wealth and prosperity, underscored by mass corruption in government. [142] Some historians have argued that the United States was effectively plutocratic for at least part of the era.
Pages in category "States and territories established in the 19th century" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 19th century also saw the rapid creation, development, and codification of many sports, particularly in Britain and the United States. Association football , rugby union , baseball , and many other sports were developed during the 19th century, while the British Empire facilitated the rapid spread of sports such as cricket to many different ...