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TABLE OF STATES ADMITTED INTO THE UNION SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION, THEIR POPU-
LATION, AREA, AND FORMATION.

States.

Population Popula- Popula- Area in
at time of tion in
admission.

square miles.

Formation.

Tennessee

June 1, 1796

77,262 1,258,520 1,542,359

10,212
37,680
45,600

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of New
York.

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55,410
50,722

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39,964
41,346

33,809
47,156

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
North Carolina. Seceded May 6, 1861. Readmitted to
representation by joint resoluion of July 24, 1866.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France under the treaty of Paris of April, 1803. Se-
ceded January 26, 1861. Readmitted to representation
upon ratifying the fourteenth amendment, July 9, 1868.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
States of Georgia and South Carolina. Seceded Jan-
uary 9, 1861. Readmitted to representation by act of
February 23, 1870.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
States of South Carolina and Georgia. Seceded Jan-
uary 11, 1861. Readmitted to representation upon rat-
ifying the fourteenth amendment, July 13, 1868.
Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Massachusetts.
65,350 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, under the name of "Louisiana," by
the treaty of Paris of 1803.

35,000

52,108 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by France, under the name of "Louisiana," by the treaty of Paris of 1803.

56,451
59,268

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
State of Virginia.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
Spain by treaty of 1819. Seceded January 11, 1861.
Readmitted to representation upon ratifying the four-
teenth amendment, June 25, 1868.

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of Virginia.

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274,356

This State was originally a part of the Republic of Mexico, but by a successful revolt, the people established for themselves an independent republican government, and were subsequently annexed to the United States. Seceded February 1, 1861. Readmitted to representation by the act of March 30, 1870.

55,045 Formed from a portion of the Territory of Wisconsin, as the "Territory of Iowa," June 12, 1838.

53,924

Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Michigan, as the "Territory of Wisconsin," April 20,
1836.

188,981 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mex-
ico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, of February 2,
1848.
83,531 Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by the
treaty with France of April 30, 1803, the treaty with
Spain of February 22, 1819, and the treaty with Great,
Britain of June 15, 1846.

95,274

23,000
112,090

81,318 Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803, and by the State
of Texas, in the settlement of her boundaries, in 1850.
Formed from a portion of the territory of the State of
Virginia.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
of February 2, 1848.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from portions of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by the treaty of April 30, 1803, and of
that ceded by Mexico by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi-
dalgo, of February 2, 1848.

75,995
104,500

135,177 150,932

143,776
69,994

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United
States by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by
France, by treaty of April 30, 1803. The northern
boundary of the territory was settled by a treaty with
Great Britain, known as the "Oregon Treaty," of June
15, 1846.

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* Estimated October 10, 1888.

+ Estimated November 1, 1889.

Estimated September 30, 1888.

TABLE OF TERRITORIES, SHOWING DATE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT, THEIR
POPULATION, AREA, AND FORMATION.

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84,476
113,916

Territories.

Date of
of territorial
government.

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121,201

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Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by
Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States by
Mexico, by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848.
Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Mexico; part
by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of February 2, 1848, and
part by what is known as the "Gadsden purchase" in 1852.
Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States
by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.

Formed from a portion of the territory ceded to the United States
by France, by treaty of April 30, 1803.

Formed from territory ceded to the United States by Russia, by
treaty of March 30, 1867.

The District of Columbia was established under the 17th clause,
8th section, 1st article, of the Constitution of the United States.
The territory embraced in the District was ceded to the United
States, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, by
the State of Maryland, by act of her legislature of December 23,
1788, and by the State of Virginia, by act of her legislature of
December 3, 1789. These cessions were accepted by Congress..
by act of July 16, 1790, and the lines and bounds of the District
were established by a proclamation of the President, George
Washington, March 30, 1791. By an act of July 9, 1846, Congress
retroceded the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia,
to the State of Virginia. The present government of the District
is administered by a board of three commissioners, appointed by
the President, in pursuance of an act of Congress of June 20, 1874.

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*These are the figures given in the reports of the Ninth and Tenth Census.

ADMISSION OF SOUTH DAKOTA, NOVEMBER 2, 1889.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A Proclamation.

Whereas the Congress of the United States did, by an act approved on the twenty-second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, provide that the inhabitants of the Territory of Dakota might, upon the conditions prescribed in the said act, become the States of North Dakota and South Dakota;

And whereas it was provided by said act that the area comprising the Territory of Dakota should, for the purposes of the act, be divided on the line of the seventh standard parallel produced due west to the western boundary of said Territory, and that the delegates elected as therein provided to the constitutional convention in districts south of said parallel should, at the time prescribed in the act, assemble in convention at the city of Sioux Falls;

And whereas it was provided by said act that the delegates elected as aforesaid should, after they had met and organized, declare on behalf of the people of South Dakota that they adopt the Constitution of the United States; whereupon the said convention should be authorized to form a constitution and State government for the proposed State of South Dakota;

And whereas it was provided by said act that the constitution so adopted should be republican in form, and make no distinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color, except as to Indians not taxed, and not be repugnant to the Constitution of the United States and the principles of the Declaration of Independence;" and that the convention should, by an ordinance irrevocable without the consent of the United States and the people of said States, make certain provisions prescribed in said act;

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And whereas it was provided by said act that the constitutions of North Dakota and South Dakota should, respectively, incorporate an agreement to be reached in accordance with the provisions of the act, for an equitable division of all property belonging to the Territory of Dakota, the disposition of all public records, and also for the apportionment of the debts and liabilities of said Territory, and that each of said States should obligate itself to pay its proportion of such debts and liabilities the same as if they had been created by such States respectively;

And whereas it was provided by said act that at the election for delegates to the constitutional convention in South Dakota, as therein provided, each elector might have written or printed on his ballot the words "For the Sioux Falls constitution," or the words "Against the Sioux Falls constitution;" that the votes on this question should be returned and canvassed in the same manner as the votes for the election of delegates; and, if a majority of all votes cast on this question should be "For the Sioux Falls constitution" it should be the duty of the convention which might assemble at Sioux Falls, as provided in the act, to resubmit to the people of South Dakota, for ratification or rejection, at an election provided for in said act, the constitution framed at Sioux Falls and adopted November third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and also the articles and propositions separately submitted at that election, including the question of locating the temporary seat of government, with such changes only as related to the name and boundary of the proposed State, to the re-apportionment of the judicial and legislative districts, and such amendments as might be necessary in order to comply with the provisions of the act;

And whereas it was provided by said act that the constitution formed for the people of South Dakota should, by an ordinance of the convention forming the same, be submitted to the people of

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