The first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 was
A) New Hampshire.
B) Delaware.
C) Connecticut.
D) New Jersey.
E) Rhode Island.

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Delaware ratified the Constitution on December 7, 1787, becoming the first state to do so. New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify, and Rhode Island and Connecticut were the last two states to ratify in 1790. New Jersey ratified on December 18, 1787, after Delaware but before Georgia and Connecticut.

The First State to Ratify the Constitution in 1787 Was