| Virginia |
1524 (Verrazzano) |
1607 (Jamestown) |
Initially English |
1607 (Virginia Company) |
Jun 25, 1788 |
| Massachusetts |
1602 (Gosnold) |
1620 (Plymouth) |
Initially English |
1629 (Mass. Bay Colony) |
Feb 6, 1788 |
| Maryland |
1498 (John Cabot) |
1634 (Cecil Calvert) |
Initially English |
1632 (British crown grant) |
Apr 28, 1788 |
| Connecticut |
1614 (Adriaen Block) |
1633 (English Puritans) |
Initially English |
1636 (Saybrook Colony) |
Jan 9, 1788 |
| Rhode Island |
1524 (Verrazzano) |
1636 (Roger Williams) |
Initially English |
1644 (Parliamentary patent) |
May 29, 1790 |
| New York |
1524 (Verrazzano) |
1624 (Dutch) |
1664: Seized by English from Dutch |
1664 (British conquest) |
Jul 26, 1788 |
| New Jersey |
1524 (Verrazzano) |
1620s (Dutch/Swedish) |
1664: Seized by English from Dutch |
1664 (British conquest) |
Dec 18, 1787 |
| New Hampshire |
1603 (Martin Pring) |
1623 (English) |
Initially English |
1679 (Royal Province) |
Jun 21, 1788 |
| Pennsylvania |
1609 (Henry Hudson) |
1682 (William Penn) |
Initially English |
1681 (British crown grant) |
Dec 12, 1787 |
| Delaware |
1609 (Henry Hudson) |
1631 (Dutch/Swedish) |
1664: Seized by English from Dutch |
1681 (Part of New Netherland, then Pennsylvania) |
Dec 7, 1787 |
| North Carolina |
1524 (Verrazzano) |
1585 (Roanoke) |
Initially English |
1712 (split from South Carolina) |
Nov 21, 1789 |
| South Carolina |
1521 (Gordillo) |
1670 (English) |
Initially English |
1712 (split from North Carolina) |
May 23, 1788 |
| Georgia |
1540 (de Soto) |
1733 (Oglethorpe) |
Initially English |
1732 (British crown grant) |
Jan 2, 1788 |
| Vermont |
1609 (Champlain) |
1724 (English) |
Initially English/American |
1777 (independent republic) |
Mar 4, 1791 |
| Ohio |
1669 (La Salle) |
1788 (Marietta) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1787 (Northwest Territory) |
Mar 1, 1803 |
| Kentucky |
1673 (Marquette) |
1774 (Harrod) |
Initially English/American |
1790 (from Virginia) |
Jun 1, 1792 |
| Tennessee |
1540 (de Soto) |
1769 (Robertson) |
Initially English/American |
1790 (Southwest Territory) |
Jun 1, 1796 |
| Mississippi |
1540 (de Soto) |
1699 (French) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1798 (Mississippi Territory) |
Dec 10, 1817 |
| Indiana |
1679 (La Salle) |
1732 (French) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1800 (Indiana Territory) |
Dec 11, 1816 |
| Louisiana |
1528 (Cabeza de Vaca) |
1682 (La Salle) |
1803: Purchased from France |
1804 (after Louisiana Purchase) |
Apr 30, 1812 |
| Michigan |
1622 (Brûlé) |
1668 (French) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1805 (Michigan Territory) |
Jan 26, 1837 |
| Illinois |
1673 (Marquette) |
1703 (Kaskaskia) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1809 (Illinois Territory) |
Dec 3, 1818 |
| Missouri |
1673 (Marquette) |
1735 (Ste. Genevieve) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1812 (Missouri Territory) |
Aug 10, 1821 |
| Alabama |
1540 (de Soto) |
1702 (French) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1817 (Alabama Territory) |
Dec 14, 1819 |
| Arkansas |
1541 (de Soto) |
1686 (de Tonti) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1819 (Arkansas Territory) |
Jun 15, 1836 |
| Maine |
1524 (Verrazzano) |
1607 (Popham) |
Initially English |
1820 (from Massachusetts) |
Mar 15, 1820 |
| Florida |
1513 (Ponce de León) |
1565 (St. Augustine) |
1819: Ceded by Spain in Adams-Onís Treaty |
1822 (Florida Territory) |
Mar 3, 1845 |
| Texas |
1519 (Pineda) |
1682 (La Salle) |
1845: Annexed from independent republic |
1836 (Republic of Texas) |
Dec 29, 1845 |
| Wisconsin |
1634 (Nicolet) |
1745 (French) |
1763: French ceded to British after Seven Years' War |
1836 (Wisconsin Territory) |
May 29, 1848 |
| Iowa |
1673 (Marquette) |
1788 (Julien Dubuque) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1838 (Iowa Territory) |
Dec 28, 1846 |
| California |
1542 (Cabrillo) |
1769 (Spanish) |
1848: Ceded by Mexico after Mexican-American War |
1846 (US military governorship) |
Sep 9, 1850 |
| Oregon |
1543 (Cabrillo) |
1811 (Astor) |
1846: Oregon Treaty with Britain |
1848 (Oregon Territory) |
Feb 14, 1859 |
| Minnesota |
1655 (Radisson) |
1679 (Greysolon) |
1803: Northern part from Louisiana Purchase; 1818: Southern part ceded by British |
1849 (Minnesota Territory) |
May 11, 1858 |
| Utah |
1776 (Domínguez) |
1847 (Mormon pioneers) |
1848: Ceded by Mexico after Mexican-American War |
1850 (Utah Territory) |
Jan 4, 1896 |
| New Mexico |
1540 (Coronado) |
1598 (Oñate) |
1848: Ceded by Mexico after Mexican-American War |
1850 (New Mexico Territory) |
Jan 6, 1912 |
| Washington |
1775 (Heceta) |
1811 (Fort Okanogan) |
1846: Oregon Treaty with Britain |
1853 (Washington Territory) |
Nov 11, 1889 |
| Kansas |
1541 (Coronado) |
1827 (Fort Leavenworth) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1854 (Kansas Territory) |
Jan 29, 1861 |
| Nebraska |
1541 (Coronado) |
1819 (Fort Atkinson) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1854 (Nebraska Territory) |
Mar 1, 1867 |
| Colorado |
1541 (Coronado) |
1851 (San Luis) |
1803: Eastern part from Louisiana Purchase; 1848: Western part ceded by Mexico |
1861 (Colorado Territory) |
Aug 1, 1876 |
| North Dakota |
1738 (La Vérendrye) |
1812 (Fort Clark) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1861 (Dakota Territory) |
Nov 2, 1889 |
| South Dakota |
1738 (La Vérendrye) |
1812 (Fort Clark) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1861 (Dakota Territory) |
Nov 2, 1889 |
| West Virginia |
1671 (Wood) |
1725 (Morgan) |
Initially English/American (split from Virginia) |
1861 (Restored Gov. of Virginia) |
Jun 20, 1863 |
| Nevada |
1826 (Smith) |
1849 (Mormon Station) |
1848: Ceded by Mexico after Mexican-American War |
1861 (Nevada Territory) |
Oct 31, 1864 |
| Arizona |
1540 (Coronado) |
1692 (Pima County) |
1848: Ceded by Mexico after Mexican-American War |
1863 (Arizona Territory) |
Feb 14, 1912 |
| Idaho |
1805 (Lewis and Clark) |
1809 (Kullyspell House) |
1846: Northern part from Oregon Treaty; 1848: Southern part ceded by Mexico |
1863 (Idaho Territory) |
Jul 3, 1890 |
| Montana |
1743 (La Vérendrye) |
1807 (Manuel Lisa) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1864 (Montana Territory) |
Nov 8, 1889 |
| Wyoming |
1743 (La Vérendrye) |
1812 (Fort Laramie) |
1803: Eastern part from Louisiana Purchase; 1848: Western part ceded by Mexico |
1868 (Wyoming Territory) |
Jul 10, 1890 |
| Oklahoma |
1541 (Coronado) |
1819 (Fort Gibson) |
1803: Part of Louisiana Purchase from France |
1890 (Oklahoma Territory) |
Nov 16, 1907 |
| Hawaii |
1778 (Cook) |
1820 (Am. missionaries) |
1898: Annexed after overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy |
1900 (Territory of Hawaii) |
Aug 21, 1959 |
| Alaska |
1741 (Bering) |
1784 (Shelikhov) |
1867: Purchased from Russia |
1912 (Alaska Territory) |
Jan 3, 1959 |
