Building a Nation: How America grew to 50 states

Christian Peterson news@greenepublishing.com It took a total of 172 years for America to reach the number of 50 states known today. The over-a-century-long journey took a tremendous amount of work, money and even blood to get where the U.S.A. is today. The first 13 states joined the Union between 1777 and 1781, as they ratified The Articles of Confederation (the predecessor of The United States Constitution) after the second Continental Congress. The below list shows the dates of when the orig