How many of the 13 states needed to approve the Constitution before the new government of the US could come into existence?

Answer 1

You didn't even phrase that as a question, it was a statement with a question mark at the end of it. Did you mean "Did all thirteen COLONIES have to approve the Constitution?" The answer is no, and some did not in time anyway.

Answer 2

A tricky question. Yes and No. The irony is that the Constitution prescribed what needed to be done for it to be ratified. Simply put it only required a handful of states to go into affect. So no, not all states, and there were more than 13 at the time. You seem to be forgetting that the "states" were run under the Articles of Confederation before the creation of the US Constitution.

Answer 3

Following the Revolutionary War, the United States of America was still governed by the Articles of the Confederation, a document widely recognized for its flaws. To rectify this, the thirteen states called for a Constitutional Convention to draft a new constitution for the fledgling republic. Held in 1787, the convention drafted a constitution. It was put before the individual states to ratify it, with the stipulation that the constitution would go into effect when 9 states (or two-thirds) of the states ratified it.

On December 7th, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the constitution.

On June 21st, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the constitution, thus establishing it.

The last of the thirteen original states to ratify the constitution was the state of Rhode Island, which did so on May 29th, 1790.

Answer 4

Article VII of the US Constitution provided that it had to be ratified by 9 states before it became effective.

Answer 5

9 out of 13 of the original colonies had to approve.

Answer 6

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