The State of Rhode Island was the last of the 13 states to ratify the United States Constitution (May 29, 1790), only doing so after being threatened with having its exports taxed as a foreign nation.
Rhode Island var den sidste af de oprindelige 13 stater, som ratificerede USA's forfatning (29. maj 1790), og gjorde kun dette efter at være blevet truet med at få sin eksport toldbelagt som en udenlandsk nation.