Answer:
C. Jacob Laurence
Responsible for promoting economic prosperity.
It was obvious that Delaware was the first one to ratify the Constitution, and since there is only one answer with Delaware, A is the answer.
Delaware/Rhode Island
The Declaration of Independence is what it sounds like: a document saying that they were independence from England. This was signed around the same time the American Revolution was coming to a close. It actually took over a decade for the country itself to really be independent and on track, but that's a different topic.
Hm, is this from a book you've read? I don't recall studying this, so I'm not sure how to answer.
