Answer:
Georgia votes to ratify the U.S. Constitution, becoming the fourth state in the modern United States. ... In 1788, Georgia became the first southern state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
Step-by-step explanation:
Although initially conceived of by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for London's indebted prisoners, Georgia was ultimately established in 1732 to protect South Carolina and other southern colonies from Spanish invasion through Florida