Our assemblies were interrupted back in 1861 by the Civil war which was a mercenary conflict created by both British and Roman corporations with the intent to steal our country for monetary and material gain.
Only the American people can ratify a state into the Union (ratify – meaning, voted upon by the people who are the lawful government). After 1860, there were 16 territories that had not received statehood, until recently.
Once the first fully ratified 33 states (from before 1860) were assembled, those American people voted unanimously to give the 16 territories statehood, and become part of the American union.
We now have 50 actual states as of October 2020 for the first time ever.