States Admitted and Territories Organized
- November 21, 1789: North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution and thereby joined the Union
- May 26, 1790: Territory South of the River Ohio organized from land ceded by North Carolina
- May 29, 1790: Rhode Island became the 13th state to ratify the United States Constitution and thereby joined the Union
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