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Which state held out the longest before ratifying the Constitution?
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Who was the first state to call ratifying the constitution?
Delaware
What state signed the constitution ratifying it?
New Hampshire
How did New Hampshire become state?
By ratifying the US Constitution.
What state initially refused to call a convention to consider ratifying the constitution?
Virginia
How was the new constitution approved?
Each state held its own ratifying convention
What state initially refuse to call a convention to consider ratifying the Constitution?
Virginia
How did the framers bypass congress and state legislature in the process of ratifying the new constitution?
The framers were able to bypass congress and state legislature in the process of ratifying the new constitution because there are two methods of ratifying and they choose the one that bypasses congress. All they had to do is have the people vote on ratification and get a majority vote.
What state initally refused to call a convention to consider ratifying the constitution?
North Carolina
Is MA the sixth state?
Yes: 6 February 1788, the date of ratifying the constitution.
How Maryland became a state?
On April 28,1788 it became the 7th State through the process of ratifying the US Constitution.
What process did the philadelphia convention devise for ratifying the constitution and why?
The plan was to go directly to the voters to get them to approve of the Constitution. The Constitution would be presented to special ratifying conventions in each state, rather than to the existing state legislatures. Delegates to the conventions would be elected by popular vote for the soul purpose of debating and approving the Constitution. (Source- We the People by Susan M. Leeson.)
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.
