Did the thirteen US states ratify the Constitution before it became effective?

Answer 1

Ratification of the Constitution

-- dates, states and votes --DateStateVotesYesNo1December 7, 1787Delaware3002December 11, 1787Pennsylvania46233December 18, 1787New Jersey3804January 2, 1788Georgia2605January 9, 1788Connecticut128406February 6, 1788Massachusetts1871687April 26, 1788Maryland63118May 23, 1788South Carolina149739June 21, 1788New Hampshire574710June 25, 1788Virginia897911July 26, 1788New York302712November 21, 1789North Carolina1947713May 29, 1790Rhode Island3432

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Answer 2

No. March 4, 1789 had been chosen as the doy the new government would open for business under the new Constitution. At that date the Constitution had been ratified by only 11 states. These were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachussetts, maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia and New York. That was enough to adopt it. North Carolina and Rhode Island ratified it after it became effective.

Answer 3

Yes... Until each state ratified the Constitution it had no congressional representation and could not vote in presidential elections. North Carolina and Rhode Island did not vote in the first presidential election because they had not yet ratified the Constitution.

Although the original thirteen states were states under the Articles of Confederation, their official statehood dates are the dates on which they ratified the Constitution...

1. Delaware -- 7th December 1787 (hence its nickname, "The First State")
2. Pennsylvania -- 12th December 1787
3. New Jersey -- 18th December 1787
4. Georgia -- 2nd January 1788
5. Connecticut -- 9th January 1788
6. Massachusetts -- 6th February 1788
7. Maryland -- 28th April 1788
8. South Carolina -- 23rd May 1788
9. New Hampshire -- 21st June 1788
10. Virginia -- 25th June 1788
11. New York -- 26th July 1788
12. North Carolina -- 21st November 1789
13. Rhode Island -- 29th May 1790

Answer 4

the date of each of the 13 states were ratifiedof the constitution

Answer 5

No, Article VII ofthe Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it would become effective.

Answer 6

because if they didnt they would not have a constitution

actually, they only needed 9 out of 13 votes to ratify the constitution

Answer 7

no, only 9 out of 13 states had to accept

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

1776

Answer 10

1790