Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which U.S. state is nicknamed both the "Constitution State" and the "Nutmeg State"?"
Connecticut was officially nicknamed "The Constitution State" by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1959. It is believed that ideas for writing of the Constitution of the United States were drawn from the first constitution of Connecticut. Connecticut is also unofficially known as "The Nutmeg State," whose origin is unknown. It may have come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg. It is also said to come from peddlers from Connecticut who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to unsuspecting customers. A resident of Connecticut is known as a Connecticuter or a Nutmegger.
Step 2 : Answer to the question "Which U.S. state is nicknamed both the "Constitution State" and the "Nutmeg State"?"
Connecticut:
Connecticut was officially nicknamed "The Constitution State" by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1959. It is believed that ideas for writing of the Constitution of the United States were drawn from the first constitution of Connecticut. Connecticut is also unofficially known as "The Nutmeg State," whose origin is unknown. It may have come from its sailors returning from voyages with nutmeg. It is also said to come from peddlers from Connecticut who would sell small carved nobs of wood shaped to look like nutmeg to unsuspecting customers. A resident of Connecticut is known as a Connecticuter or a Nutmegger.
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