How were new states admitted to the Union?

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Not only were they "re-admitted," but some were thrown out a second time for failure to act upon the 14th and 15th Amendments. Look at these dates: Secession, then readmission, and finally "returned to local rule."

The Confederate States of America:

South Carolina: -Seceded: Dec. 20, 1860 -Admitted into C.S.: Feb. 4, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: July 9, 1868 -Local rule reestablished: Nov. 28, 1876

Mississippi: -Seceded: Jan. 9, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: Feb. 4, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: Beg. 23, 1870 -Local rule reestablished: Jan. 4, 1876

Florida: -Seceded: Jan 10, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: Feb. 4, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: June 25, 1868 -Local rule reestablished: Jan 2, 1877

Alabama: -Seceded: Jan. 11, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: Feb. 4, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: July 14, 1868 -Local rule reestablished: Nov. 16, 1874

Georgia: -Seceded: Jan. 19, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: Feb 4, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: July 15, 1870 -Local rule reestablished: Nov. 1, 1871

Louisiana: -Seceded Jan. 26, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: Feb. 4, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: June 25, 1868 or July 9, 1868 -Local rule reestablished: Jan. 2, 1877

Texas: -Seceded: Feb. 1, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: Mar. 2, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: Mar. 30, 1870 -Local rule reestablished: Jan. 14, 1873

Virginia: -Seceded: April 17, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: May 7, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: Jan. 26, 1870 -Local rule reestablished: Oct. 5, 1869

Arkansas: -Seceded: May 6, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: May 18, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: June 22, 1868 -Local rule reestablished: Nov. 10, 1874

Tennessee: -Seceded: May 6, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: May 16, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: July 24, 1866 -Local rule reestablished: Oct. 4, 1869

North Carolina: -Seceded: May 21, 1861 -Admitted into C.S.: May 16, 1861 -Readmitted into U.S.: July 4, 1868 -Local rule reestablished Nov. 28, 1876

Sourced from https://web.archive.org/web/20130128092221/http://civilwartalk.com/threads/dates-of-southern-states-readmitted-to-the-u-s-and-local-rule-reestablished.19808 via https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-order-of-states-being-admitted-to-the-Confederacy/answer/Tuan-Nguyen-355?share=1

Then there's Mississippi, with a filing error. The movie Lincoln reminded them to ratify the 13th Amendment, officially filed Feb. 7, 2013.

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