SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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The first state in the U.S.
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Pennsylvania
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New Jersey
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New York
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Delaware
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The oldest state in the United States is Delaware. Delaware was the first state to ratify the constitution on December 7, 1787. The vote was passed unanimously by 30 delegates.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1631, 11 years after the landing of the English pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts, the first white settlement was made on Delaware soil. A group of Dutchmen formed a trading company headed by Captain David Pietersen de Vries for the purpose of enriching themselves from the New World.
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