The 50 States
| State | Entered Union | Year Settled | Researcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Delaware | Dec. 7, 1787 | 1638 | |
| 2. Pennsylvania | Dec. 12, 1787 | 1682 | |
| 3. New Jersey | Dec. 18, 1787 | 1660 | |
| 4. Georgia | Jan. 2, 1788 | 1733 | |
| 5. Connecticut | Jan. 9, 1788 | 1634 | |
| 6. Massachusetts | Feb. 6, 1788 | 1620 | |
| 7. Maryland | Apr. 28, 1788 | 1634 | |
| 8. South Carolina | May 23, 1788 | 1670 | |
| 9. New Hampshire | June 21, 1788 | 1623 | |
| 10. Virginia | June 25, 1788 | 1607 | |
| 11. New York | July 26, 1788 | 1614 | |
| 12. North Carolina | Nov. 21, 1789 | 1660 | |
| 13. Rhode Island | May 29, 1790 | 1636 | |
| 14. Vermont | Mar. 4, 1791 | 1724 | |
| 15. Kentucky | June 1, 1792 | 1774 | |
| 16. Tennessee | June 1, 1796 | 1769 | |
| 17. Ohio | Mar. 1, 1803 | 1788 | |
| 18. Louisiana | Apr. 30, 1812 | 1699 | |
| 19. Indiana | Dec. 11, 1816 | 1733 | |
| 20. Mississippi | Dec. 10, 1817 | 1699 | |
| 21. Illinois | Dec. 3, 1818 | 1720 | |
| 22. Alabama | Dec. 14, 1819 | 1702 | |
| 23. Maine | Mar. 15, 1820 | 1624 | |
| 24. Missouri | Aug. 10, 1821 | 1735 | |
| 25. Arkansas | June 15, 1836 | 1686 | |
| 26. Michigan | Jan. 26, 1837 | 1668 | |
| 27. Florida | Mar. 3, 1845 | 1565 | |
| 28. Texas | Dec. 29, 1845 | 1682 | |
| 29. Iowa | Dec. 28, 1846 | 1788 | |
| 30. Wisconsin | May 29, 1848 | 1766 | |
| 31. California | Sept. 9, 1850 | 1769 | |
| 32. Minnesota | May 11, 1858 | 1805 | |
| 33. Oregon | Feb. 14, 1859 | 1811 | |
| 34. Kansas | Jan. 29, 1861 | 1727 | |
| 35. West Virginia | June 20, 1863 | 1727 | |
| 36. Nevada | Oct. 31, 1864 | 1849 | |
| 37. Nebraska | Mar. 1, 1867 | 1823 | |
| 38. Colorado | Aug. 1, 1876 | 1858 | |
| 39. North Dakota | Nov. 2, 1889 | 1812 | |
| 40. South Dakota | Nov. 2, 1889 | 1859 | |
| 41. Montana | Nov. 8, 1889 | 1809 | |
| 42. Washington | Nov. 11, 1889 | 1811 | |
| 43. Idaho | July 3, 1890 | 1842 | |
| 44. Wyoming | July 10, 1890 | 1834 | |
| 45. Utah | Jan. 4, 1896 | 1847 | |
| 46. Oklahoma | Nov. 16, 1907 | 1889 | |
| 47. New Mexico | Jan. 6, 1912 | 1610 | |
| 48. Arizona | Feb. 14, 1912 | 1776 | |
| 49. Alaska | Jan. 3, 1959 | 1784 | |
| 50. Hawaii | Aug. 21, 1959 | 1820 |
Each student will be assigned three states to keep track of throughout the school year. We will gather data on the states concerning the weather, follow them during the election, know the year they entered the union and in what order.... these states will be the basis for gathering data throughout the school year.