0
On June 21, 1788 New Hampshire ratified the Constitution. The Constitution was SIGNED on September 17, 1787.
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Lao
Steve
Beau
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
In what year did the last state ratify the us constitution?
Of the original 13: Rhode Island in 1790, but the last state of the 50 that we have now, was Hawaii on 8/21/1959.
According to Article V of the constitution no amendment may what?
no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. This is basically saying that no amendments can be made before 1888 and that any amendments made after that time cannot affect the first and fourth clauses of the ninth section in the first article of the constitution.
What year was the US Constitution designed?
The Constitution was written between September, 1786 and September, 1787. It was adopted on September 17, 1787. The original hand written version, located at the National Archives, was written by Jacob Shallus.
Which state was the first state to ratify the constitution?
Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution. Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Delaware took place on December 7, 1787. Delaware's ratification message was short and to the point. The following text is taken from the Library of Congress's copy of Elliot's Debates:"We, the deputies of the people of the Delaware state, in Convention met, having taken in our serious consideration the Federal Constitution proposed and agreed upon by the deputies of the United States in a General Convention held at the city of Philadelphia, on the seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, have approved, assented to, ratified, and confirmed, and by these presents do, in virtue of the power and authority to us given, for and in behalf of ourselves and our constituents, fully, freely, and entirely approve of, assent to, ratify, and confirm, the said Constitution.Done in Convention, at Dover, this seventh day of December, in the year aforesaid, and in the year of the independence of the United States of America the twelfth.In testimony whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names.Sussex County.John Ingram,John Jones,William Moore,William Hall,Thomas Laws,Isaac Cooper,Woodman Storkley,John Laws,Thomas Evans,Israel Holland.Kent County.Nicholas Ridgely,Richard Smith,George Fruitt,Richard Bassett,James Sykes,Allen M'Lean,Daniel Cummins, Sen.Joseph Barker,Edward White,George Manlove.Newcastle County.James Latimer, President,James Black,John James,Gunning Bedford, Sen.Kensey Johns,Thomas Watson,Solomon Maxwell,Nicholas Way,Thomas Duff,Gunning Bedford, Jun.To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting.I, Thomas Collins, president of the Delaware state, do hereby certify, that the above instrument of writing is a true copy of the original ratification of the Federal Constitution by the Convention of the Delaware state, which original ratification is now in my possession.In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the Delaware state to be hereunto annexed.Thomas Collins"Source for this Answer - U.S. Constitution Online:Click onto the related link below
What year did they write the constitution?
The Constitution was written in 1781.
