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Delaware was the first state to ratify the present constitution so it calls itself the first state.
No, it was the first state to sign the constitution.
Vermont was admitted as the first free state.
When the first Americans settled, they settled in colonies. When they proposed the US constitution, any colony that radified it became a state. Today, there are no colonies because they have all radified the constitution.
Delaware was the first colony to ratify the Constitution. This gives them the honor of being the first state.
The first Europeans to establish a colony in what later became New York State was the Dutch. They settled there in around 1613.
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It was a British Colony.
The first permanent European colony in North America was established in 1607 in what is now Virginia. This colony was named Jamestown and was founded by English settlers. It marked the beginning of the British colonization of North America.
Georgia was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on January 2, 1788. It played a significant role in the founding of the United States by being one of the original thirteen colonies and contributing to the establishment of the federal government. Additionally, Georgia was the first state to establish a royal colony in 1732, which marked its inception as a British colony.
The first Europeans in New Jersey were the Dutch and Swedish. Under British rule, New Jersey was a proprietary colony.
The Dutch colony became NYC.
Who were the first europeans to live in what is now new york?
it was a colony at first but after time passed it became a state...I think
La Salle established a French settlement in the state of Texas. The colony was Fort St. Louis and it was established in 1685.