<Ol> <Li> Illinois -- February 1 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Rhode Island -- February 2 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Michigan -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Maryland -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> New York -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Pennsylvania -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> West Virginia -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Missouri -- February 6 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Maine -- February 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Kansas -- February 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Massachusetts -- February 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Virginia -- February 9 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Ohio -- February 10 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Indiana -- February 13 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Nevada -- February 16 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Louisiana -- February 17 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Minnesota -- February 23 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Wisconsin -- February 24 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Vermont -- March 8 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Tennessee -- April 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Arkansas -- April 14 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Connecticut -- May 4 , 1865 </Li> <Li> New Hampshire -- July 1 , 1865 </Li> <Li> South Carolina -- November 13 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Alabama -- December 2 , 1865 </Li> <Li> North Carolina -- December 4 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Georgia -- December 6 , 1865 </Li> </Ol>
<Ol> <Li> Illinois -- February 1 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Rhode Island -- February 2 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Michigan -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Maryland -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> New York -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Pennsylvania -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> West Virginia -- February 3 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Missouri -- February 6 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Maine -- February 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Kansas -- February 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Massachusetts -- February 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Virginia -- February 9 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Ohio -- February 10 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Indiana -- February 13 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Nevada -- February 16 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Louisiana -- February 17 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Minnesota -- February 23 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Wisconsin -- February 24 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Vermont -- March 8 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Tennessee -- April 7 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Arkansas -- April 14 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Connecticut -- May 4 , 1865 </Li> <Li> New Hampshire -- July 1 , 1865 </Li> <Li> South Carolina -- November 13 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Alabama -- December 2 , 1865 </Li> <Li> North Carolina -- December 4 , 1865 </Li> <Li> Georgia -- December 6 , 1865 </Li> </Ol>
first state to ratify the 13th amendment to the constitution abolishing slavery
first state to ratify the 13th amendment to the constitution abolishing slavery
Illinois
Illinois