2007-04-15 13:37:51 · 7 answers · asked by sony_tech_head 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There weren't 50 states in 1776--just the colonies. The Declaration of Independence broke our ties with Great Britain.
(Besides that, we didn't have 50 states until Hawaii was ratified--in the 20th century.)
Take it back a couple decades/centuries...
2007-04-15 13:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by eliza8 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well. you see. We started out with 55 states in 1776 and due to expenses, we had to sell some off over the years. The same way we bought some from other countries. We sold some to Cananda, Russia, Mexico, and others.
2007-04-15 21:38:52 · answer #2 · answered by rabbitmedic 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
There weren't even states at the time the Declaration of Independence was written! Read more about it.
2007-04-15 20:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by Barbiq 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Please learn to use spell check AND read your basic history book! Jeez -- this is covered in the first grade!
THERE WERE NO STATES IN 1776 because THERE WAS NO UNITED STATES!
Edit -- Hey Rabbit, your math doesn't work! With your math, you came up with only 54! :)
2007-04-16 01:10:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the declaration of independence was signed, there weren't even any states at all.
2007-04-15 20:42:57 · answer #5 · answered by quillologist 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wow, I really hope this is one of those bogus questions to get people riled up.
2007-04-15 21:11:33 · answer #6 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
based on the size of the colony it prompted that some colonies need more reps. and there were only 13 colonies that signed originally.
2007-04-15 20:42:26 · answer #7 · answered by robert h 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋