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Connecticut is known as "The Consitution State" because it was the first of the original thirteen states to ratify the new US Constitution.
Rhode Island was the last of the thirteen original states to ratify the US Constitution on May 29, 1790.
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New Jersey was one of the original thirteen colonies and states. It was the third to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Although the United States consisted of states under the Articles of Confederation, the ordinal numbers given to the original thirteen states are based on when they ratified the Constitution. The fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, on 9 January 1788, was Connecticut.
The U.S. Constitution required the ratification of ten of the thirteen states to go into effect. Eventually all thirteen ratified it.
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Article VII of the Constitution required nine of thirteen states to ratify the Constitution for it to become law. In June 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state. Rhode Island was the last of the states to ratify, in May 1790.
Only nine of the thirteen states had to vote to ratify or approve the United States Constitution. All thirteen states ultimately ratified the document that replaced the Articles of Confederation. On June 21, 1788 New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution and by May 20, 1790 with Rhode Island being the last state, all thirteen states approved ratification.