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June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes the 9th state when it ratifies the U.S. Constitution. One can say it was New Hampshire that "created" the new nation by becoming the ninth state, meeting the requirement for nine states to carry the ratification of the Constitution.
Area - 9,283 sq. miles Capital - Concord © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
Motto - Live Free or Die Nickname - Granite State

- England establishes New Hampshire in 1679 as a separate royal colony.
- William Whipple is born in 1730 He was a merchant, judge and signed the Declaration of Independence.
- In 1774 New Hampshire is the first state to declare independence from England.
- The Declaration of Independence is read on July 18, 1776 on the state house's western steps.
- In 1778 New Hampshire is the first state to hold a constitutional convention.
- New Hampshire in 1783 is the first state to require that its constitution be approved by the people.
- In 1784 New Hampshire deny women the right to vote. © Copyright 2005 Roger W Hancock
- New Hampshire becomes the 9th state of the Union in 1788 when the U.S. Constitution is ratified at a convention in Exeter.
- In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1796, public opinion is such that it prevents the return of a fugitive slave to President Washington.
- New Hampshire becomes the 9th state when it ratifies the U.S. Constitution in 1788.
- Concord is established as the State capital in 1808.
- The 1819 religious toleration act prohibits taxation for church purposes.
- Franklin Pierce of Hillsboro becomes the 14th U.S. President in 1853.
- In 1902 New Hampshire's male voters fail the woman's vote referendum.
- New Hampshire in 1952 holds the first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary.

One Vote Counts in New Hampshire.
Sources - http://www.shgresources.com - http://www.dpsinfo.com/women/history/timeline.html - http://www.suffragist.com/timeline.htm - http://www.elmersflag.com/products.cfm - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_mottos - http://www.livgenmi.com/statemotto.htm

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