Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State"
Connecticut was officially designated the Constitution State by the General Assembly in 1959. However, it is also known as the Nutmeg State.
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It was the first state to ratify the constitution.
Connecticut was the first state to have a state constitution.
Connecticut is the Constitution State.
Connecticut is known as "The Consitution State" because it was the first of the original thirteen states to ratify the new US Constitution.
Connecticut's official nickname is The Constitution State.
Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Connecticut; January 8, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware; December 7, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Georgia; January 2, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Maryland; April 28, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Massachusetts; February 6, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Hampshire; June 21, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New Jersey; December 18, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of New York; July 26, 1788Ratification of the Constitution by the State of North Carolina; November 21, 1789Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Pennsylvania; December 12, 1787Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Rhode Island; May 29, 1790.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of South Carolina; May 23, 1788.Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788.
The state the Constitution was made is in Philadelphia.
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Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution on December 7, 1787. This is why it has the state nickname The Constitution State.