Text 34451, 108 rader
Skriven 2009-07-10 15:32:06 av Lee Lofaso (3:800/432.0)
  Kommentar till text 34366 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
Ärende: King of Pop is Dead
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Hello Roy,

>LL>Texas could secede.  And would, if the governor of Texas gets
>LL>to have his way.

>MVDV>It could, but I do not expect to live to see it.

>LL>For example, Abraham Lincoln left office with seven states fewer
>LL>than when he took office.

RW>No he didn't.

You're right.  It was eight states, not seven.  I had
forgotten that back then presidents were inaugurated in
March rather than January.  My bad.

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.
He was inaugurated President on March 4, 1861.
Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 (end of term in office).

State Name         Statehood Date/Order
==========         ====================
Delaware            1 December 7, 1787
Pennsylvania        2 December 12, 1787
New Jersey          3 December 18, 1787
Georgia             4 January 2, 1788
Connecticut         5 January 9, 1788
Massachusetts       6 February 6, 1788
Maryland            7 April 28, 1788
South Carolina      8 May 23, 1788
New Hampshire       9 June 21, 1788
Virginia           10 June 25, 1788
New York           11 July 26, 1788
North Carolina     12 November 21, 1789
Rhode Island       13 May 29, 1790
Vermont            14 March 4, 1791
Kentucky           15 June 1, 1792
Tennessee          16 June 1, 1796
Ohio               17 March 1, 1803

When Abraham Lincoln was born, there were 17 states in the USA.

Louisiana          18 April 30, 1812
Indiana            19 December 11, 1816
Mississippi        20 December 10, 1817
Illinois           21 December 3, 1818
Alabama            22 December 14, 1819
Maine              23 March 15, 1820
Missouri           24 August 10, 1821
Arkansas           25 June 15, 1836
Michigan           26 January 26, 1837
Florida            27 March 3, 1845
Texas              28 December 29, 1845
Iowa               29 December 28, 1846
Wisconsin          30 May 29, 1848
California         31 September 9, 1850
Minnesota          32 May 11, 1858
Oregon             33 February 14, 1859
Kansas             34 January 29, 1861

Seceded: South Carolina (December 20, 1860)

When Abraham Lincoln was elected President, there were 33 states
in the USA.  Then South Carolina seceded, making it 32 states. But
before Lincoln was inaugurated, Kansas was admitted, making it 33
states.

During the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, 2 new states (West Virginia
and Nevada) were admitted, one of those states (West Virginia) having
been carved from an already existing state (Virginia).

However, the bottom line is the numbers of states in the USA when
Lincoln took office was 33 states.

10 more states seceded in 1861, making it 23 states in the USA -

State Name         Date of Secession
==========         =================
Mississippi        January 9, 1861
Florida            January 10, 1861
Alabama            January 11, 1861
Georgia            January 19, 1861
Louisiana          January 26, 1861
Texas              February 1, 1861
Virginia           April 17, 1861
Arkansas           May 6, 1861
North Carolina     May 20, 1861
Tennessee          June 8, 1861

But 2 states, West Virginia and Nevada, were admitted during during
Lincoln's presidency, making it 25 states in the USA.

West Virginia admitted on June 20, 1863.
Nevada admitted on October 31, 1864.

Number of states in USA at time of Lincoln's birth: 17
Number of states when Lincoln took office:          33
Number of states in USA at time of Lincoln's death: 25

That is eight states fewer than when Lincoln took office.

--Lee


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