Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the Constitution (May 29, 1790).
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The original colonies that formed the United States, in the order that they each ratified the Constitution, were:DelawarePennsylvaniaNew JerseyGeorgiaConnecticutMassachusettsMarylandSouth CarolinaNew HampshireVirginiaNew YorkNorth CarolinaRhode Island
Of the original 13: Rhode Island in 1790, but the last state of the 50 that we have now, was Hawaii on 8/21/1959.
The Constitution was ratified by all 13 colonies. The last two states to ratify it were North Carolina and Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the constitution.
Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the Constitution (May 29, 1790).
verging rhode island, the last state to ratify the constitution.
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yesActually, no. The last two "states" to actually ratify the US Constitution were Rhode Island and Vermont.North Carolina and Rhode Island were the last of the "original 13 states" to ratify the US Constitution.Strictly speaking, Vermont's ratification was unnecessary since it was admitted to the union as the 14th state after all of the original 13 states had ratified the Constitution, but it did ratify it. No other state ratified the Constitution since they were admitted as states pursuant to legislation alone.
Rhode Island.
Article VII of the Constitution required nine of thirteen states to ratify the Constitution for it to become law. In June 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state. Rhode Island was the last of the states to ratify, in May 1790.
Delaware was the first and Rhode Island the last.
Delaware was the first and Rhode Island the last
Of the original 13: Rhode Island, the absolute last state to ratify, however, was Hawaii, 8 months after Alaska on August 21,1959.
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