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 13 states were needed to ratify the constitution
9 states were needed to ratify the Constitution
9 out of the 13 states
2/3rds of votes were needed
9 states
They needed at least 9 of the 13 states to ratify the Constitution before it became official.
The U.S. Constitution required the ratification of ten of the thirteen states to go into effect. Eventually all thirteen ratified it.
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9 states are needed to ratify the constitution
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They needed to have 9 out of 13 states ratify the constitution.