History quiz
The last 20 states to join the Union, in order
States 31 to 50, from the Gold Rush to the jet age. Sort them from California, admitted in 1850, down to the newest state.
- Format
- Put them in order
- Items
- 20 to sort
- Limit
- None
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
See every entry and put the whole list in order.
- Entries
- 20
- Sort by
- Admitted
- Time limit
- None
- Touch screens start in Tap mode: tap the entries in order, and tap one again to take it back.
- Drag mode: drag an entry (press and hold on a phone), or use the arrow buttons.
- Keyboard: space to pick up, arrows to move, space to drop.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
About this quiz
California became the 31st state in 1850. Nineteen more followed over the next 109 years, most of them in the West, ending with Alaska and Hawaii in 1959.
- Four states were admitted within ten days in November 1889: North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington.
- North Dakota and South Dakota share an admission date; North Dakota is counted as the 39th state and South Dakota as the 40th.
- New Mexico and Arizona both joined in early 1912, and no state followed until 1959.
Sources
- [1]Congressional Research Service. Admission of States to the Union: A Historical Reference Guide (R47747).
Note on the data. Order and admission dates for states 31 to 50 follow Table 1 of the Congressional Research Service report on the admission of states, read on 3 October 2026. North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted on the same day and are placed in the order that table gives them.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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