Examples of 'was the first state' in a sentence

Meaning of "was the first state"

was the first state - This phrase could refer to a historical or political context where a particular region or territory was the initial to gain statehood or independence

How to use "was the first state" in a sentence

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was the first state
Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery.
It was the first state appearance for baseball.
I am pleased to say that Canada was the first State formally to accept this amendment.
It was the first state to abolish slavery.
Thus the State of Bahawalpur was the first state that joined Pakistan.
It was the first state with a population exceeding five million.
South Australia was the first state to do so.
It was the first state conviction to be reversed mainly by prejudicial publicity.
Last year, Missouri was the first state to formally do so.
It was the first state capitol to incorporate a functional tower into its design.
In response, Tennessee was the first state to repeal the ban.
It was the first state in the nation to enact such legislation.
Of course, South Carolina was the first state to secede.
Arizona was the first state in the nation to do so.
Seventy-two years later, it was the first state to secede.

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Oregon was the first state to legalize assisted suicide.
Armenia, historically, was the first state to accept Christianity.
It was the first state encyclopedia to be conceived and designed exclusively for publication online.
Introduced as a tri-weekly, it was the first State named train of the south.
It was the first state where physical sale of tickets began.
His brother, John Logan, was the first state treasurer of Kentucky.
It was the first state forest property to be established in southeast Virginia.
Delaware, Castle's home state, was the first state to ratify the Constitution.
Ohio was the first state to use pentobarbital as a single execution drug.
In 1951 the United Kingdom was the first state to ratify the ECHR.
It was the first state to do it.
Being tortured was the first state of humanity.
Oregon was the first state that legalized assisted suicide.
In the 1920s the territory was the first state preserve in the Soviet Ukraine.
It was the first State Gymnasium to be built as a result of an architectural competition.
Interestingly, in 1887 Oregon was the first state officially to recognize Labor Day.
It was the first state secondary school for girls in Ashford.
Switzerland was the first state to take part.
Ohio was the first state to use a state infrastructure bank to start building a road.
Massachusetts was the first state to pass such a law.
Texas was the first state to have major cities develop by railroads rather than waterways.
Lafayette Head was the first state senate president.
Sudan was the first state to officially recongise its newest neighbour.
The ISU veterinary school was the first state veterinary college in the United States.
Albania was the first state to have declared itself officially fully atheist.
In July 2000 Vermont was the first state to introduce civil unions.
China was the first state in the universe to raise silkworms and do silk.
Texas Southern University was the first state university in Houston, founded in 1927.
Nevada was the first state to sanction the use of the gas chamber.
Wisconsin was the first state to ratify it.
It was the first state in the union which had not been a separate British colony.
Arkansas was the first state to do so.
It was the first State in the country to introduce luxury video coaches.
West Virginia was the first state to have a sales tax.
It was the first state to ratify the Constitution.

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