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.
Delaware has the nickname of The First State because it was the first to ratify the Constitution
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Delaware was the first of the Thirteen Colonies to enter the union, ratifying the U.S. Constitution on December 7, 1787. It was the first state to do so, earning it the nickname "The First State." Delaware's early decision to join the union set a precedent for the other states that followed.
The first state was Delaware.
Yes, Delaware was the first U.S. state. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution doing so on December 7, 1787 thereby becoming the first state in the union.
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Delaware has the nickname of The First State because it was the first to ratify the Constitution
Delaware has two nicknames: The First State and The Hen State.
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Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, hence its nickname, "The First State".
Delaware's nickname "the First State" comes from its ratification of the US Constitution on December 7, 1787, the first state to do so. Delaware's nickname "the Diamond State" is a reference to its state flag, which has its coat of arms on a large diamond-shaped field. Delaware's nickname "the Blue Hen State" comes from the name of a variety of chicken, the Blue Hen chicken, which is the state bird.
No it is either the first state or the Blue Hen State.
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"The First State" became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002. Delaware has several nicknames, they include Diamond State, Small Wonder, Blue Hen State, Peach State, Land of Tax-Free Shopping, and New Sweden.The first state.
No it is called the First State or the Blue Hen State or in reference to its flag the Diamond State.