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The first state that ratified the Constitution was Delaware. Next was Pennsylvania, followed by New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.
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New York ratified the U. S. Constitution, in large part, because of the actions of Alexander Hamilton and other Federalists. Their writings and Hamilton's strategic efforts to delay ratification until after Virginia had done so led to the narrow Federalist victory.