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I was told that Caesar Rodney from Delaware was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence thus giving Delaware as the First State. True?
He was:Elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1764Member of Stamp Act Congress, 1765Member of the Continental Congress, 1774-1776, '79Member of Delaware Assembly, 1780Governor of Pennsylvania, 1782-1785Member of Constitutional Convention, 1787Member of Delaware Constitutional Convention, 1792 ?3120 eijskodje4585245889
Caesar Rodney from Delaware.
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George Clinton, Robert R. Livingston of New York, Thomas Willing of Philadelphia, and John Dickinson of Delaware did not sign.
The constitutional convention occurred second.
the Bill of Rights is ratified.
Delaware is the first state to join the Union. A+LS Hope this helps - Sammi ¢8
Delaware is the first state to join the Union. A+LS Hope this helps - Sammi ¢8
John Dickinson was important in the Constitution. He was a Contentional Congressman, a Representative of Delaware, refused to sign the Declaration of Independence, and wrote many, many essays.
the Bill of Rights is ratified.
I was told that Caesar Rodney from Delaware was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence thus giving Delaware as the First State. True?
He championed the rights of the small states at the Constitutional Convention. At the convention he repersented Delaware. He also quoted Wright and Morris in their soldier- state men of the consitution.
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He was:Elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, 1764Member of Stamp Act Congress, 1765Member of the Continental Congress, 1774-1776, '79Member of Delaware Assembly, 1780Governor of Pennsylvania, 1782-1785Member of Constitutional Convention, 1787Member of Delaware Constitutional Convention, 1792 ?3120 eijskodje4585245889
Caesar Rodney from Delaware.