January 2 in American History
Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the Constitution, and did it unanimously — a frontier state eager for the protection a stronger union could offer against threats on its borders. State by state, the framework from Philadelphia was becoming the law of a real country.
In 1788: Georgia ratifies the Constitution. Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the Constitution, and did it unanimously — a frontier state eager for the protection a stronger union could offer against threats on its borders.
Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the Constitution, and did it unanimously — a frontier state eager for the protection a stronger union could offer against threats on its borders. State by state, the framework from Philadelphia was becoming the law of a real country.
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