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Delaware was one of the Thirteen Colonies which revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. After the Revolution began in 1776, the three Lower Counties became "The Delaware State", and in 1776 that entity adopted its first constitution, declaring itself to be the "Delaware State". Its first governors went by the title of "President".
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Delaware (/ ˈ d ɛ l ə w ɛər / ⓘ DEL-ə-wair) [10] is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic [11] regions of the United States. [12] It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
From the early Dutch settlement in 1631 to the colony's rule by Pennsylvania in 1682, the land that later became the U.S. state of Delaware changed hands many times. Because of this, Delaware became a heterogeneous society made up of individuals who were diverse in country of origin and religion. [citation needed]
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky County officially became a state. Like Virginia , the official title of the elected local prosecutor in each of Kentucky 's political subdivisions is the Commonwealth's Attorney and County Attorney, as opposed to State's Attorney in other states or the more standard District Attorney.
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
Delaware lawmakers on Monday proposed changes to the U.S. state's widely used corporate law that would limit shareholder lawsuits after several high-profile companies said they might move their ...
Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. [65] no change to map: December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania became the second state to ratify the Constitution. [66] December 18, 1787 New Jersey became the third state to ratify the Constitution. [67] January 2, 1788 Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the Constitution. [68]