Nine of the 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution. The first nine states were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hampshire.
The first states to ratify in order with the corresponding dates:
1. Delaware- December 7th 1787
2. Pennsylvania- December 11th 1787
3. New Jersey- December 18th 1787
4. Georgia- January 2nd 1788
5. Connecticut- January 9th 1788
6. Massachusetts- February 6th 1788
7. Maryland- April 26th 1788
8. South Carolina- May 23rd 1788
9. New Hampshire- June 21rst 1788
All states (13) finally ratified by May 1790.
New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify the constitution on June 21, 1788 after South Carolina and before Virginia.
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
9 states
Article VII of the US Constitution required 9 states to ratify the Constitution for it to be effective.
As directed by Congress, states held ratification conventions, to either ratify or reject the proposed US Constitution. It was required that 9 states ratify in order for the Constitution to become official.
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9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
2/3rds of votes were needed
9 states are needed to ratify the constitution
They needed to have 9 out of 13 states ratify the constitution.
9 out of 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
Two-thirds of the states needed to ratify the US Constitution for it to become law. This meant 9 states were needed. However, all 13 of the original states did ratify the Constitution with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.
They needed at least 9 of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution before it became official.
9 states
South Carolina was the 8th state to ratify the Constitution. For the Constitution to go into effect, they needed 9 out of 13 states to ratify. The state after South Carolina would be the ninth state.
9 out of the 13 states
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Two-thirds (66.6%) of the 13 states were needed to ratify the Constitution. That meant 9 states but all 13 states ratified it with Rhode Island being the last one in 1790.