The Thirteen Original States.
| States. | Ratified the Constitution. |
| 1 Delaware | 1787, December 7. |
| 2 Pennsylvania | 1787, December 12. |
| 3 New Jersey | 1787, December 18. |
| 4 Georgia | 1788, January 2. |
| 5 Connecticut | 1788, January 9. |
| 6 Massachusetts | 1788, February 6. |
| 7 Maryland | 1788, April 28. |
| 8 South Carolina | 1788, May 23. |
| 9 New Hampshire | 1788, June 21. |
| 10 Virginia | 1788, June 26. |
| 11 New York | 1788, July 26. |
| 12 North Carolina | 1789, November 21. |
| 13 Rhode Island | 1790, May 29. |
Common Errors.
Here are a few words that are frequently mispronounced:
Acclimate, say ak-kli-mate, not ak-kli-mate.
Bartholdi, say Bar-tol-de, not Bar-thol-de.
Bronchitis, say bron-ki-tis, not bron-kee-tis.
Calliope, say kal-li-op-y, not kal-li-ope.
Conduit, say kon-dit, not kon-du-it.
Conversant, say kon-ver-sant, not kon-ver-sant.