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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.

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When and in what order did Maryland ratify the US Constitution?

Maryland ratified the Constitution on April 28, 1788. It was the 7th state to raify the Constitution.


Which of these events occurred last Rhode Island ratified the constitution the first Congress met Delaware ratified the constitution or the constitutional convention met?

The first congress had a convention in Delaware over rhode island ratifying the constitution and then they all hit the peace pipe


What was the first state to have a state constitution?

Connecticut was the first state to have a state constitution.


The ratification process of the Constitution occured during which years?

The Constitution was ratified during the years 1787 to 1790. But it became effective on March 4, 1789 after its ratification by a ninth state, New Hampshire, on June 21, 1788. The Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787, and at that point the process of ratification began. The first state to ratify it was Delaware, on December 7, 1787. According to the Constitution, it was to go into effect in those states that ratified it as soon as a total of nine states did so. The ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified it on June 21, 1788. The last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the constitution was Rhode Island, which did so on May 29, 1790.


Is all 50 states ratifying the constitution today?

The first 13 states ratified the Constitution. As new states were added, they had to agree to be a part of the Constitution but did not ratify it.

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What was the first state admitted after the Constitution was ratified?

The first state admitted after the Constitution was ratified was Rhode Island.😁


Which state ratified the Constitution first?

Delaware


What was the first state ratified the US Constitution?

Texas


When was ratified the first state constitution?

The Delaware ratified the Constitution of December 7, 1787


The first state ratified the US constitution on December 71787 that state was?

Delaware


What state was the first ratified the us constitution on decenber 7 1787?

Delaware


What state had not ratified the Constitution at time of the first electoral college?

North Carolina


What state ratify the bill of right first?

The Bill of Rights wasn’t ratified separately from the constitution. It was the whole document that was ratified.


Which state was first ratify constitution?

Delaware ratified the US Constitution on December 7, 1787. Source: Wikipedia


State that ratified the constitution?

The first state that ratified the Constitution was Delaware. Next was Pennsylvania, followed by New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.


What state's sighning ratified the constitution?

All 13 of the original states ratified the Constitution. Delaware was the first on December 7, 1787 and Rhode Island was the last on May 29, 1790.


What is to vote for acceptance if the constitution?

When a state voted to accept the Constitution, it ratified the constitution.