The states of Delaware,
New York,
Virginia,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
New Hampshire,
Georgia,
Rhode Island,
Connecticut, and
New Jersey
The first state to ratify the articles was Virginia, on December 16, 1777. However, some states refused to give up their claim to lands in the West, delaying the process for several years. Maryland was the last to ratify on March 1, 1781.
state governments
Maryland
Delaware
Each state was granted two votes
The last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation was Maryland.
Each state had to formally accept, or ratify, the Articles.
the articles of confederation was signed in Maryland
South Cariolina is first state to ratify Articles of Confederation.
North Carolina was the 12th state to ratify the United States Constitution. The first state to ratify the Constitution was Delaware.
Delaware was admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, becoming the first official state. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
Virginia was the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Delegates from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina were also involved in the initial process.
to write the Articles of Confederation
The United States Constitution which was ratified on June 21, 1788 when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify.
36 of the 48 state legislatures had to ratify the amendment.
Although the United States consisted of states under the Articles of Confederation, the ordinal numbers given to the original thirteen states are based on when they ratified the Constitution. The fifth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution, on 9 January 1788, was Connecticut.
No. The confederation created by Articles of Confederation was designed to have a weak central government and a strong state government.