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This may be a trick question. The state of Delaware often claims (as on its license plates) to be "the first state", because it was the first state that voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1787, and that may be what you are expected to answer. In fact, it is the common way of listing the "order of the states", including in the recent state coins. But Delaware was not the first state settled or organized as a colony nor (later)as a state (with its own state as opposed to colonial government). And even when it comes to the Constitution, the claim is confused because: a) the 13 colonies were already ALL "states" before the Constitution was drawn up to replace the Articles of Confederation. In one sense, all 13 became states of the U.S. (as opposed to individual, independent states) at the SAME TIME when they together declared independence in July 1776. This was different from the formation of all the later states added and "admitted" to the Union in later years. b) the U.S. Constitution of 1787 itself provided for the document's going into effect only when 2/3 (that is, initially, nine) of the states had ratified it. Thus the "first to ratify" would not come under the Constitution one moment sooner than the next eight. So, the first COLONY founded was Virginia (1607), which was also first organized with a charter (and government)as a colony (1624). If the test is the establishment of a new government, not answerable to the King or Parliament, the first colony/state to adopt such a charter was New Hampshire,which completed its first constitution on January 5, 1776. (Seven other colonies drafted state constitutions later that year.) http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/nh09.asp
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What became the second US state to ratify the US Constitution?
The second state to ratify the US Constitution was Pennsylvania. The date of ratification was December 12, 1787. Thus it was the 2nd US State.
What number state is New Mexico?
New Mexico became the 47th State in the US on January 6, 1912.
What state was admitted to the union right before Alaska?
Arizona was the 48th US State and it got statehood 47 years before Alaska became the 49th US State Arizona became a State in the same year that Alaska became a formal US Territory.
What president was in office when Alaska and Hawaii become a state?
Dwight Eisenhower.Hawaii became the 50th State in 1959 and the US President at that time was Dwight David Eisenhower.
How and when Hawaii become a part of the US?
It became a US Territory by Act of Congress in 1897 and a US State by Act of Congress in 1959.
What became the second US state to ratify the US Constitution?
The second state to ratify the US Constitution was Pennsylvania. The date of ratification was December 12, 1787. Thus it was the 2nd US State.
Which state became the 2nd state?
Pennsylvania.
Mississippi became a state in the US?
On 10 December 1817 it became the 20th US State.
The ranking of Washington when it became a state?
It became the 42nd US State.
What number is the state Arizona?
Arizona became the 48th state to join the Union on February 14, 1912.
Is Hawaii the last state that became part of the US?
Yes, Hawaii became a US State in 1959 (#50).
What was the 2nd us president's home state?
John Adams was born in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, which became today's Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
When was the state of Georgia founded as a state?
Georgia became a state on January 2nd 1788.
What state became the first state in the US?
virginia
What are Georgia's state hood?
January 2nd 1788 is when Georgia became a state.
When did Georgia become a state again?
Georgia became a state in January 2nd 1788 then became a state again in July 15th 1870
When did Washington became a party of US?
It became a US State on 11 November 1889.
