On
this date in 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the
Constitution of the United States of America.
The
document most Americans honor so much, the Constitution, was a matter
of great debate when it was first written, while it was waiting to be
ratified by the 13 colonies-turned-states. There were discussions and
arguments among the general public as well as behind closed doors in
the state conventions. A lot of people were not happy with the
Constitution as written. Some even wanted a whole bunch of amendments
put in right away! (Yeah. They're called the Bill of Rights, and
they're very good ideas!) In New York state, two-thirds of the
delegates were against ratification—at first, that is, because New
York did eventually ratify.
Here is the story of those ratification debates.
Here
is the order of the ratification of the Constitution. Can you guess
what states make up the list by looking at just the vowels?
1. ___
E ___ A ___ A ___ E
2. ___ E ___ ___ ___ Y
___ ___ A ___ I A
3. ___ E ___ ___ E
___ ___ E Y
4. ___
E O ___ ___ I A
5. ___ O ___ ___ E ___
___ I ___ U ___
6. ___ A ___ ___ A ___
___ U ___ E ___ ___ ___
7. ___ A ___ Y ___ A ___
___
8. ___ O U ___ ___
___ A ___ O ___ I ___ A
9. ___ E ___ ___ A
___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ E
10. ___
I ___ ___ I ___ I A
11. ___
E ___ Y O ___ ___
12. ___ O ___ ___ ___
___ A ___ O ___ I ___ A
13. ___ ___ O ___ E
I ___ ___ A ___ ___
Hints
below.
Answers
even farther below.
HINTS:
The beginning letters of the states, in order, are:
- D
- P
- N J
- G
- C
- M
- M
- S C
- N H
- V
- NY
- NC
- RI
Animaniacs
Sing!
A few days ago I linked to the Animaniacs' “Nations of the World”
song. Here is Wakko's State Capitals song!
ANSWERS:
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- Georgia
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- South Carolina
- New Hampshire
- Virginia
- New York
- North Carolina
- Rhode Island
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