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(July 26, 1788), was the 11th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of New York, adopted 1777, stated: Article XXXVIII. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever hereafter be allowed, within this State, to all mankind: Provided, that the liberty of conscience, … Continue reading “NEW
YORK, STATE OF”

(May 23, 1788), was the 8th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of South Carolina, adopted 1778, stated: Preamble. We, the people of the State of South Carolina … grateful to God for our liberties, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the preservation and perpetuation of the same.1942 Article III. … Continue reading “SOUTH
CAROLINA, STATE OF”

(February 6, 1788), was the 6th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of Massachusetts, adopted 1780, stated: Preamble. We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of His Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, … Continue reading “MASSACHUSETTS,
STATE OF”

(April 28, 1788), was the 7th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Maryland, adopted 1776, stated: Preamble. We, the people of the state of Maryland, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberty.1932 Article XXXV. That no other test or qualification ought to be required, on admission to … Continue reading “MARYLAND,
STATE OF”

(April 28, 1788), was approved the year Maryland was admitted to the Union. The State Seal pictured a farmer and a fisherman, reflecting the occupations of the early settlers; a shield with the coat of arms of the Calverts and the Crosslands (Alicia Crossland was the mother of the first Baron of Baltimore, George Calvert); … Continue reading “MARYLAND,
SEAL OF THE STATE OF”

(January 2, 1788), was the 4th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Georgia, adopted 1777, stated: Preamble. We, the people of Georgia, relying upon protection and guidance of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution.1913 Article VI. All members of the Legislature shall be of the Protestant religion. … … Continue reading “GEORGIA,
STATE OF”

(December 7, 1787), was the 1st State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Delaware, adopted 1776, stated: Article XXII. Every person who shall be chosen a member of either house, or appointed to any office or place of trust … shall … make and subscribe the following declaration, to wit: “I, … Continue reading “DELAWARE,
STATE OF”

(December 12, 1787), was the 2nd State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania, adopted 1776, stated: Preamble. We, the people of Pennsylvania, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and humbly invoking His guidance, do ordain and establish this Constitution.1904 Frame of Government, Chapter 2, … Continue reading “PENNSYLVANIA,
STATE OF”

(December 18, 1787), was the 3rd State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of New Jersey, adopted 1776, stated: Article XVIII. That no person shall ever, within this Colony, be deprived of the inestimable privilege of worshipping Almighty God in a manner agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; That there … Continue reading “NEW
JERSEY, STATE OF”

(September 17, 1787), states: Preamble. We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States … Continue reading “UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, CONSTITUTION OF THE”