The Constitution was ratified during the years 1787 to 1790. But it became effective on March 4, 1789 after its ratification by a ninth state, New Hampshire, on June 21, 1788.
The Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787, and at that point the process of ratification began. The first state to ratify it was Delaware, on December 7, 1787. According to the Constitution, it was to go into effect in those states that ratified it as soon as a total of nine states did so. The ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified it on June 21, 1788.
The last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the constitution was Rhode Island, which did so on May 29, 1790.
During the ratification of the US Constitution.
The federalist paper supported it The anti-federalist papers opposed it
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When the constitution was written during the summer of 1787, the Articles of Confeduration were still governing the United States.
Federalists were overwhelmingly northern; Anti-Federalists were overwhelmingly southern
In 1789 during the ratification process, the Constitution did not include a Bill of Rights.
did not include a bill of rights
During the ratification of the US Constitution.
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Anti-Federalists
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The Constitution was ratified during the years 1787 to 1790. But it became effective on March 4, 1789 after its ratification by a ninth state, New Hampshire, on June 21, 1788. The Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787, and at that point the process of ratification began. The first state to ratify it was Delaware, on December 7, 1787. According to the Constitution, it was to go into effect in those states that ratified it as soon as a total of nine states did so. The ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified it on June 21, 1788. The last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the constitution was Rhode Island, which did so on May 29, 1790.
Members of the Federalists party which included Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay supported the ratification of the Constitution. These members believed a centralized government was necessary to preserve the states in the union.
There were key steps and events that lead up to ratification of the constitution. Each colony ensured their concerns were met during the Continental Congress negotiations.
one of the most biggest challengings was fighting for what they wanted.
The 10 Amendments which are called the Bill of Rights were approved and became part of the Constitution.
The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution as the first ten amendments on December 15, 1791. The fact that the Constitution did not include a bill of rights to specifically protect Americans' hard-won rights sparked the most heated debates during the ratification process.