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What was the order for ratification of the Constitution?

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Question: What was the order for ratification of the Constitution?
Answer: Here is the order in which the states ratified the US Constitution.
  1. Delaware - December 7, 1787
  2. Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787
  3. New Jersey - December 18, 1787
  4. Georgia - January 2, 1788
  5. Connecticut - January 9, 1788
  6. Massachusetts - February 6, 1788
  7. Maryland - April 28, 1788
  8. South Carolina - May 23, 1788
  9. New Hampshire - June 21, 1788
  10. Virginia - June 25, 1788
  11. New York - July 26, 1788
  12. North Carolina - November 21, 1789
  13. Rhode Island - May 29, 1790

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