Name the smallest state (by area) in the United States. What is this states nickname?

Rhode Island is the smallest of the 50 states in area. Variations include "Little Rhodie," "L'il Rhody," and "Little Rhode." The Smallest State: This sobriquet* for Rhode Island, like the nickname "Little Rhody," is in reference to Rhode Island's size.

Rhode Island; Little Rhodey, The Ocean State, The Plantation State

Explanation:

a social contract.

"a social contract is an agreement between citizens and their leader where the citizens give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection. the constitution of the united states is an example of a social contract."

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939