<Ol> <Li> Oregon--December 8, 1865 </Li> <Li> California--December 19, 1865 </Li> <Li> Florida--December 28, 1865 (reaffirmed--June 9, 1868) </Li> <Li> Iowa--January 15, 1866 </Li> <Li> New Jersey--January 23, 1866 (after rejection--March 16, 1865) </Li> <Li> Texas--February 18, 1870 </Li> <Li> Delaware--February 12, 1901 (after rejection--February 8, 1865) </Li> <Li> Kentucky--March 18, 1976 (after rejection--February 24, 1865) </Li> <Li> Mississippi--March 16, 1995; Certified--February 7, 2013 (after rejection--December 5, 1865) </Li> </Ol> <Li> Oregon--December 8, 1865 </Li> <Li> California--December 19, 1865 </Li> <Li> Florida--December 28, 1865 (reaffirmed--June 9, 1868) </Li>

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