Delaware was the first state to ratify the United States Constitution, on December 7, 1787. Its ratification was significant because it ensured that the Constitution had the approval of at least nine of the thirteen states, which was the number required for it to go into effect.
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.
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Delaware was the first of the colonies to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Delaware was the first of the colonies to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Delaware was the first of the colonies to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
North Carolina was the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution. The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, hence its nickname, "The First State".
Cities did not ratify the US Constitution only States. Delaware was the first.
Because they were the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Delaware is called "The First State" because it was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America."
December 7, 1787 was when Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby becoming known as the first state of the United States.
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