Delaware, on December 7, 1789 became the first state to ratify the New Constitution with a unanimous vote.
3/4 of the states must approve it before it becomes part of the constitution.
Delaware...
The total of nine states had to approve the Constitution to make it "the law of the land."
Delaware was the first US colony to organize as a state and craft a state constitution. It did so on December 7, 1787, becoming the first state to join the newly formed United States of America. The Delaware Constitution of 1776 served as the basis for their state constitution.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution and become a state.
Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution.
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution on December 17, 1787. That is why the state motto is "The First State"
Virginia
The first was Deleware
Delaware
it is actually Delaware
Delaware, December 7, 1787
Delaware, on December 7, 1789 became the first state to ratify the New Constitution with a unanimous vote.
Georgia
Because the terms of the Draft Constitution required it.