**** Rejected Constitution 184-84 on August 2, 1788. Jackson Turner Main lists the vote as 193 no, 75 yes. ***** Rejected several attempts to hold ratifying convention. read more
Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution (30–0). December 11 • Ratifying convention begins in New Jersey. December 12 • Ratification. Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the Constitution (46–23). December 18 • Ratification. New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the Constitution (38–0). read more
Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware, December 7, 1787. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution. Delaware's ratification message was short and to the point. The following text is taken from the Library of Congress's copy of Elliot's Debates. read more