In fact by the words of the Framers all the colonies where together in the beginning of this great experiment the "United States of America"
Delaware. Certainly meaning no disrespect toward our comrades and fellow citizens in Delaware, it should be pointed out that technically there was no 'first' state, with other states following at a later time. The Constitution provided that it would take effect when nine states ratified it, so in a very real sense, all of those states became members of The United States at the same instant. Delaware certainly has the right to claim that it was the first to ratify the Constitution. (And of course without a first state, there could never have been the nine states required.)
Using the above terminology it would be Pennsylvania.Why? on July 4th 1776 in Liberty hall in Philadelphia the Declaration of Independence was ratified. This being when the first official use of the United States of America then Pennsylvania would be first.
If Oldest it would be Florida, due to Spanish exploration and settlement of Saint Augustine, the oldest city in North America and in the US.
In Washington's administration Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State. Thomas Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State and he was the 3rd President of the United States of America.
DELAWARE would be the first State of the United States of America that joined the union.
The first amendment state's a person's basic rights to live in the United States of America
There was no United States of America in 1783. The first state to enter the Union was Delaware in 1787.
Fla has the oldest settlement in the United States. The Spanish settled St. Augustine. The Vikings were in New Foundland 500 years before the first Europeans settled in North America, but New Foundland isn't in the United States.
The first president of UNITED STATE was George Washington
George Washington was the first President of the United States.
Delaware is called "The First State" because it was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America."
The very first state of the USA is Delaware on December 7, 1787, after Delaware became "the First State" by being the first colony to ratify the United States Constitution.
Delaware became the first state in the United States of America ('the Union') when it ratified the United States Constitution on December 7, 1786.
The United States of America.
The state is part of the United States of America which means George Washington was the first president!
Niagara Falls is the oldest state park in the United States of America. That means it is the first state park in the USA.
No. California became a state in the United States of America in 1850. It was the 31st state in the Union. Before that, the territory that is now California was part of The United States of Mexico, a short lived Republic of California, and part of the Spanish empire.
The state of Washington is named in memory of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America.
In Washington's administration Thomas Jefferson was the Secretary of State. Thomas Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State and he was the 3rd President of the United States of America.
The First Amendment state's a person's basic rights to live in the United States of America