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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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Is it true that every one of the thirteen states had to ratify the articles of confederation before it became effective?

True.


What document was written before the constitution that ruled the thirteen new states?

The document that was written before the Constitution was the Articles of Confederation.


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Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify it before it became effective.


This state's signing ratified the Constitiution?

New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution on June 21, 1788. Article VII of the Constitution stated that 9 states had to ratify it before it became effective.


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No. The Constitution was ratified by the thirteen original colonies long before Kansas was US territory.


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You didn't even phrase that as a question, it was a statement with a question mark at the end of it. Did you mean "Did all thirteen COLONIES have to approve the Constitution?" The answer is no, and some did not in time anyway.


How many states had to ratify the constitution before it could be a law and who was the last state to ratify?

Article VII of the Constitution required nine of thirteen states to ratify the Constitution for it to become law. In June 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state. Rhode Island was the last of the states to ratify, in May 1790.


Why was article 7 written?

Article 7 of the Constitution was written to state that nine of the thirteen states had to ratify, or approve, the Constitution before it could go into effect.


The US Constitution was ratified in 1788 how many years passed before the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution?

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The us constitution was ratified in 1788. how many years passed before the bill of rights was added to the constitution?

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What had happened to the constitution before it became the law of the land?

Before the U.S. Constitution became the law of the land, it was drafted during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, addressing the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. After being signed by the delegates, it required ratification by nine of the thirteen states to take effect. This led to a series of state conventions, debates, and discussions, ultimately resulting in its ratification in 1788. The Constitution officially took effect on March 4, 1789, establishing the framework for the U.S. government.


How many states had to ratify the constitution it took effect?

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