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1 Delaware December 7, 1787 2 PennsylvaniaDecember 12, 1787 3 New Jersey December 18, 1787 4 Georgia January 2, 1788 5 Connecticut January 9, 1788 6 Massachusetts February 6, 1788 7 Maryland April 28, 1788 8 South Carolina May 23, 1788 9 New HampshireJune 21, 1788
(With this state's signing, the Constitution became legal) 10 Virginia June 25, 1788 11 New York July 26, 1788 12 North Carolina November 21, 1788
(Initially voted against ratification) 13 Rhode IslandMay 29, 1790
(Did not even hold a constitutional convention)
it wasn't just one state
Eh, didn't North Carolina initially refuse too?
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This southern tarheel state originally voted against the constitution but finally ratified it after George Washington was inaugurated?
North Carolina!!
Why did new England support slavery when ratifying the constitution?
They would not have enough state votes to pass the constitution if slavery was outlawed by it. The south would have voted against it.
Which state voted against a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage?
Arizona did once, but then voted for it later. In November 2012, voters in Minnesota rejected an amendment to the state constitution that would have banned same-sex marriage.
Why was the Lecompton Constitution considered a sly maneuver?
The Lecompton Constitution included provisions for allowing slavery in Kansas even if the people voted against slavery.
When did the ninth state ratify the constitution thereby making it the law of the land?
Alabama voted yes, making the Constitution law on April 3, 1799.
