SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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The natives called it that
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It had the highest population
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The first settlement was in Delaware
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It was the first state to approve the Constitution
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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. “The First State” became the official State nickname on May 23, 2002 following a request by Mrs. Anabelle O’Malley’s First Grade Class at Mt.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to vote in favor of, or ratify, it. New Hampshire became the ninth state to accept the Constitution on June 21, 1788, which officially ended government under the Articles of Confederation.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Dover, Delaware, the U.S. Constitution is unanimously ratified by all 30 delegates to the Delaware Constitutional Convention, making Delaware the first state of the modern United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies that took part in the American Revolution. On December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, and has since been known as The First State.
Detailed explanation-5: -Revolution and statehood The proudest boast of Delaware is that its speedy ratification of the U.S. Constitution, on Dec. 7, 1787, gave Delaware its right to be called “the first state.”