At the Constitutional Convention, the Delegates vote (YEA, 6; NAY, 5; ABSTAIN, 1) to provide for new States to be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original 13 States.

       [added 11/29/2024]

Subsequent Events:

3/4/1791                 6/1/1792

Authority:

Articles of Confederation, Article XIII
ccc-2point0.com/Articles-of-Confederation

References:

Avalon Project – Madison Debates – August 29
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/debates_829.asp

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

Source