258 days between 13th May 1787 to 26th January 1788.
13 May 1787 to 18 January 1788/
The first 13 states were judged to have become US states when they ratified the US Constitution between 1787 and 1790. However, all 13 of the colonies that ratified the Constitution were already signatories to the Articles of Confederation, and therefore already states at the time, and became subject to the Constitution once 9 states had ratified it. The first 7 states to ratify were: 1. Delaware - December 7, 1787 2. Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787 3. New Jersey - December 18, 1787 4. Georgia - January 2, 1788 5. Connecticut - January 9, 1788 6. Massachusetts - February 6, 1788 7. Maryland - April 28, 1788
The First Fleet left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787,and arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, later moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
The First Fleet departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787 and initially arrived in Australia on 18 January 1788, moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
It took just over 8 months and one week for the First Fleet to travel the 15,000 miles between England and Australia. The First Fleet left Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787, and first arrived at Botany Bay on 18 January 1788. The Fleet then moved on to Port Jackson and Sydney Cove, arriving there on 26 January 1788.
Delaware (December 7, 1787)Pennsylvania (December 12, 1787)New Jersey (December 18, 1787)Georgia (January 2, 1788)Connecticut (January 9, 1788)Massachusetts (February 6, 1788)Maryland (April 28, 1788)South Carolina (May 23, 1788)New Hampshire (June 21, 1788)Virginia (June 25, 1788)New York (July 26, 1788)North Carolina (November 21, 1788)Rhode Island (May 29, 1790)
On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the US Constitution.
The First Fleet came from England. It consisted of eleven ships which left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787, and arrived in botany Bay on 18 January 1788, moving on to settle in Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
1. Delaware - December 7, 1787 2. Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787 3. New Jersey - December 18, 1787 4. Georgia - January 2, 1788 5. Connecticut - January 9, 1788 6. Massachusetts - February 6, 1788 7. Maryland - April 28, 1788 8. South Carolina - May 23, 1788 9. New Hampshire - June 21, 1788 10. Virginia - June 25, 1788 11. New York - July 26, 1788 12. North Carolina - November 21, 1789 13. Rhode Island - May 29, 1790
The first 13 states were Delaware (1787), Pennsylvania (1787), New Jersey (1787), Georgia (1788), Connecticut (1788), Massachusetts (1788), Maryland (1788), South Carolina (1788), New Hampshire (1788), Virginia (1788), New York (1788), North Carolina (1789), and Rhode Island (1790).
13 May 1787 to 18 January 1788/
The first 13 states were judged to have become US states when they ratified the US Constitution between 1787 and 1790. However, all 13 of the colonies that ratified the Constitution were already signatories to the Articles of Confederation, and therefore already states at the time, and became subject to the Constitution once 9 states had ratified it. The first 7 states to ratify were: 1. Delaware - December 7, 1787 2. Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787 3. New Jersey - December 18, 1787 4. Georgia - January 2, 1788 5. Connecticut - January 9, 1788 6. Massachusetts - February 6, 1788 7. Maryland - April 28, 1788
The First Fleet left Portsmouth, England, on 13 May 1787,and arrived in Botany Bay on 18 January 1788, later moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
Nine of the 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution. The first nine states were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hampshire.
The First Fleet departed Portsmouth, England on 13 May 1787 and initially arrived in Australia on 18 January 1788, moving to Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788.
Delaware (1787), Pennsylvania (1787), New Jersey (1787), Georgia (1788), Connecticut (1788), Massachusetts (1788), Maryland (1788), South Carolina (1788), New Hampshire (1788), Virginia (1788), New York (1788), North Carolina (1789), Rhode Island (1790), Vermont (1791), Kentucky (1792), Tennessee (1796), and Ohio (1803) joined the union by 1809.
Delaware on December 7, 1787 (Hence the state motto "The First State") Pennsylvania on December 12, 1787 New Jersey on December 18, 1787 Georgia on January 2, 1788 Connecticut on January 9, 1788 . (Connecticut's state motto is "The Constitution State", but that has nothing to do with the US Constitution. Connecticut was the first state to have a written state constitution.) Massachussetts on February 6, 1788 Maryland on April 28, 1788 South Carolina on May 23, 1788 New Hampshire on June 21, 1788 Virginia on June 26, 1788 New York on July 26, 1788 North Carolina on November 21, 1789 Rhode Island on May 29, 1789