SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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it was the first state to win a war
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it was the first state the original 13 colonies
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None of the above
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The 13 original states were the first 13 British colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Delaware was first settled in 1638 by Swedes who wanted to establish a colony in the New World. They built Fort Christina at the present site of Wilmington, and called their colony New Sweden. Unfortunately, this land was already claimed by both England and Holland.
Detailed explanation-4: -Delaware.gov The year 1776 denotes the year independence was declared from Great Britain, and 1787 is the year that Delaware became “the First State” by being the first colony to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Detailed explanation-5: -1. Delaware. Delaware is known as the First State because it was the first state to ratify, or sign, the United States Constitution.