| Show our country noward tiow ane and then eighty three years ago ago 0 says an exchange when the fifty two signers of the declaration of independence appealing to the supreme judge of the world for the rectitude of their intentions declared that these united colonies les ies are and of right ought to be free and independent states 21 but few of the most sanguine of that day dreamed of the extent and greatness which their country would attain in the comparatively brief space of three fourths of a century then there were thirteen ly populated colonies now we have thirty three powerful states and several largever large territories ri on the threshold of membership the following statistics showing the means and degrees by which the great empire of the west has been rear edwill be read with thrilling in 0 interest by every american citizen NEW STATES AND territories WHEN ADMITTED under general administration the following new states were admitted vermont in 1791 kentucky in 1792 tennessee in 1786 under thomas jeffersons administration administrate on the following C new states and territories were added to the union ohio in 1802 louisiana purchased in 1804 each contained space enough for fifteen states this thib purchase gave to the united states the entire control of the mississippi the south had hitherto been in the hands of a foreign territorial governments were o organized t anizel in mississippi indiana and louis Louia louisiana louisian ian lan a 1 under james matisons Madi sons administration the following addition was made to the confederacy indiana in 1816 1810 during the presidency of james jamea Mon following new states were admitted into the union mississippi in 1817 illinois in 1819 missouri in 1820 maine in 1820 florida purchased in 1821 under the presidency of general andrew jackson the following tates states were admitted michigan in 1836 arkansas in 1838 during durt i g the presidency of james athe the following new states were admitted texas in 1845 iowa in 1845 flori fiori florida da in wisconsin in 1845 california was bought new mexico and utah bought under the administration of taylor and fillmore the following state was admitted california in 1850 the following territories were organized new mexico utah and washington under general pierces administration the following territories were organized nebraska and kansas arizona purchased under james buchanann Bucha nans administration the following states have been admitted Minnes minnesota otay in 1858 oregon in 1859 |
