The 9th state was New Hampshire, and only 9 were required to ratify in order for the Constitution to take effect. The other 4 states did eventually ratify as well.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution. It became the ninth state on June 21, 1788.
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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.
The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware in 1787. The ninth state to ratify was New Hampshire on June 21, 1788.
False. Important states such as Virginia and New York were still debating ratification at the time that New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.
New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution, and with its ratification, the Constitution was officially in effect.
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.
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.
Alabama voted yes, making the Constitution law on April 3, 1799.
New Hampshire satisfied the Article VII requirements when it became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution in June 1788. Rhode Island was the last to ratify, in May 1790.
New Hampshire satisfied the Article VII requirements when it became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution in June 1788. Rhode Island was the last to ratify, in May 1790.
New Hampshire was the ninth state to ratify the US Constitution, technically establishing the Constitution as the law of the land and bringing the US into existence.