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The original colonies that formed the United States, in the order that they each ratified the Constitution, were:
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Georgia
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- South Carolina
- New Hampshire
- Virginia
- New York
- North Carolina
- Rhode Island
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RenePennsylvania was the second state to ratify the constitution after Delaware.
Pennsylvania was the second to ratify the US Constitution on December 12, 1787. Delaware was the first, on December 7, 1787 which is why its state motto is "The First State".
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