Question: first state to ratify the 13th amendment to the constitution abolishing slavery
Answer: Illinois -- February 1 , 1865 Rhode Island -- February 2 , 1865 Michigan -- February 3 , 1865 Maryland -- February 3 , 1865 New York -- February 3 , 1865 Pennsylvania -- February 3 , 1865 West Virginia -- February 3 , 1865 Missouri -- February 6 , 1865 Maine -- February 7 , 1865 Kansas -- February 7 , 1865 Massachusetts -- February 7 , 1865 Virginia -- February 9 , 1865 Ohio -- February 10 , 1865 Indiana -- February 13 , 1865 Nevada -- February 16 , 1865 Louisiana -- February 17 , 1865 Minnesota -- February 23 , 186