To answer this you must learn about the beginning history of the US as a country.
When the US became independent from the UK, it became its own country. Since it was a new country, it needed to form a new government and constitution. The Articles of Confederation were then created. However, this constitution didn't last long and the founding fathers got back together to create a new constitution. And thus the Constitution was created, which to this day is recognized as one of the most flawless, influential, and powerful pieces of government framework in the world. In order to become a state of the Union, the state had to of ratified the Constitution. So Massachusetts and all the other former colonies ratified this document, thus becoming a state.
Massachusetts became a state on february6,1788
Massachusetts was the sixth state and was established Feb 6th 1788
Massachusetts entered the union on February 6, 1788.
Massachusetts was admitted into the Union on February 6, 1788 becoming the 6th state to join the Union.
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Bay StateMassachusetts is a commonwealth, and is usually known as the Bay State, a nickname that goes right back to its early settlers in 1789.And unicorns are awesome!!!!xD
It became the eleventh US State in 1788.
Massachusetts is a state in the US. (It's very close to Maine)
Massachusetts, home of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Before the war it was home to the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. Of course, Massachusetts was only a British colony then, and it did not become a US state until more than twenty years later.
Every state, including Massachusetts, has two US senators.
It became a state in 1959.
There are four states that are officially commonwealths: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Washington, D.C., the national capital, is a federal district and not a state.
Wyoming officially became a US state on July 10, 1890.
Bay StateMassachusetts is a commonwealth, and is usually known as the Bay State, a nickname that goes right back to its early settlers in 1789.And unicorns are awesome!!!!xD
On February 6, 1788, Massachusetts became the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution. Originally part of the thirteen colonies, Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788
Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846.
Massachusetts became a state on February 6, 1788. George Washington did not become the first US President until April 30, 1789.
The name of the northeastern US state is spelled Massachusetts.
36 states in the US are states, and 4 are officially commonwealths. (Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky)
It became the eleventh US State in 1788.
Massachusetts
A US State (or Commonwealth).