Trivia: What U.S. state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
The correct answer is Delaware
So why is this answer correct? : Aptly nicknamed the “First State,” Delaware was first to ratify the Constitution in 1787. All 30 delegates to the Delaware Constitutional Convention voted in favor of ratification. Nine of the 13 colonies were needed to ratify the document, and Delaware led the group. New Hampshire was the last of the nine needed to ratify in 1788.