List of U.S. states

The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of fifty-one states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States).
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 * Massachusetts
 * Boston
 * MA
 * 1788 Feb 6 ‡
 * Province of Massachusetts Bay, then sovereign state in Confederation
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 * 7
 * Maryland
 * Annapolis
 * MD
 * 1788 Apr 28 ‡
 * Province of Maryland, then sovereign state in Confederation
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 * South Carolina
 * Columbia
 * SC
 * 1788 May 23 ‡
 * Province of South Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
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 * New Hampshire
 * Concord
 * NH
 * 1788 Jun 21 ‡
 * Province of New Hampshire, then sovereign state in Confederation
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 * Virginia
 * Richmond
 * VA
 * 1788 Jun 25 ‡
 * Virginia Colony, then sovereign state in Confederation.
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 * New York
 * Albany
 * NY
 * 1788 Jul 26 ‡
 * Province of New York, then sovereign state in Confederation
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 * North Carolina
 * Raleigh
 * NC
 * 1789 Nov 21 ‡
 * Province of North Carolina, then sovereign state in Confederation
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 * Rhode Island
 * Providence
 * RI
 * 1790 May 29 ‡
 * Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, then sovereign state
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 * Vermont
 * Montpelier
 * VT
 * 1791 Mar 4
 * Province of New York and New Hampshire Grants (ownership disputed), Republic of Vermont
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 * Kentucky
 * Frankfort
 * KY
 * 1792 Jun 1
 * Split off from Virginia with that state's consent. The former huge Kentucky County
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 * Tennessee
 * Nashville
 * TN
 * 1796 Jun 1
 * Former Southwest Territory
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 * Nova Scotia
 * Halifax
 * NS
 * 1803 Dec 14
 * Colony of Nova Scotia
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 * Quebec
 * Quebec City
 * QB
 * 1803 Dec 14
 * Lower Canada
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 * 19
 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * Niagara
 * CN
 * 1803 Dec 14
 * Upper Canada
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