Rhode Island, on the other hand, was another small state in similar circumstances, but it was the last of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution. Thus, Delaware--the State That Started a Nation--will honor its forefathers on December 7 of every year for their wise decision.
http://delawareday.delaware.gov/aboutdelawareday.shtml
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The Continental Congress adopted the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787. An official copy of the document was presented to the Delaware Assembly by the President of Delaware, Thomas Collins, on October 24, 1787, along with four petitions containing 171 signatures urging ratification.
http://delawareday.delaware.gov/aboutdelawareday.shtml
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1784-1800/convention-and-ratification
On November 10, 1787, both branches of the Delaware Legislature adopted a bill which called for a State Convention to be held in Dover, Delaware, on December 3, 1787, for the purpose of considering the ratification of the new Federal Constitution.
http://delawareday.delaware.gov/aboutdelawareday.shtml
Lawmakers in Mississippi, however, only got around to officially ratifying the amendment last month -- 148 years later -- thanks to the movie Lincoln..
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/
He learned that the amendment was ratified after three-fourths of the states backed it in December 1865. Four remaining states all eventually ratified the amendment -- except for Mississippi. Mississippi voted to ratify the amendment in 1995 but failed to make it official by notifying the U.S. Archivist. Batra spoke to another Mississippi resident, Ken Sullivan, who contacted Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann about the oversight.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/
On December 7, 1787, the delegates, meeting in Dover at Battell's Tavern (also known as the Golden Fleece Tavern) unanimously made Delaware the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
http://delawareday.delaware.gov/aboutdelawareday.shtml
After 148 years, Mississippi finally ratifies 13th Amendment, which banned slavery. The team behind the 12-time Oscar-nominated film Lincoln talks about how they brought the president and his world to life.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/after-148-years-mississippi-finally-ratifies-13th-amendment-which-banned-slavery/
Since 1933, the governors of Delaware have proclaimed December 7 as Delaware Day in honor of that day in 1787, when Delaware became the first state to ratify the Federal Constitution, thus making Delaware the first state in the New Nation.
http://delawareday.delaware.gov/aboutdelawareday.shtml
which state was the last to ratify the constitution?
Rhode Island was the last state to ratify the constitution. Rhode Island was the last to ratify the constitution.