Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the US Constitution. "The First State" became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002.
When the new Constitution was submitted to the states for ratification, Delaware was the first of the thirteen original states to ratify the Constitution of the United States. This unanimous ratification took place in a convention of Dover on December 7, 1787, whereby Delaware became "The First State" of the new Federal Union. Proud of this heritage, Delawareans continue to honor the traditions which made them the First State to ratify the United States Constitution, the document that continues to protect our nation's justice, strength, and liberty.
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Delaware has the nickname of The First State because it was the first to ratify the Constitution
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Yes, Delaware was the first U.S. state. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution doing so on December 7, 1787 thereby becoming the first state in the union.
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Delaware has the nickname of The First State because it was the first to ratify the Constitution
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Delaware has two nicknames: The First State and The Hen State.
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Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, hence its nickname, "The First State".
Delaware's nickname "the First State" comes from its ratification of the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, the first state to do so. Delaware's nickname "the Diamond State" is a reference to its state flag, which has its coat of arms on a large diamond-shaped field. Delaware's nickname "the Blue Hen State" comes from the name of a variety of chicken, the Blue Hen chicken, which is the state bird.
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No it is either the first state or the Blue Hen State.
"The First State" became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002. Delaware has several nicknames, they include Diamond State, Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, Peach State, Land of Tax-Free Shopping, and New Sweden.The first state.
No it is called the First State or the Blue Hen State or in reference to its flag the Diamond State.