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'''{{#tip-text:Article VII overview|Ratification | '''{{#tip-text:Article VII overview|Ratification | ||
* ratification, or adoption, of the Constitution | * ratification, or adoption, of the Constitution | ||
* needs nine (9) states | * needs nine (9) of the thirteen (13) states | ||
* at which point the Constitution would be operative for those nine states}}''' | * at which point the Constitution would be operative for those nine states | ||
* the Constitution went into effect on June 21, 1788 upon ratification by the 9th state, New Hampshire | |||
* Virginia and New York soon after ratified it | |||
* North Carolina and Rhode Island were the remaining hold outs | |||
* after a failed convention in August, 1788, North Carolina ratified on Nov. 21, 1789 | |||
* North Carolina objected to certain parts of the Constitution and the absence of a Bill of Rights; the 1788 convention issued a "Declaration of Rights" and a list of amendments to the Constitution | |||
* upon submission of twelve amendments (10 were ratified, now called the Bill or Rights) on Sept. 25, 1789, and reassured by George Washington's leadership, North Carolina ratified, while still submitting a list of 8 amendments | |||
* after numerous failed conventions, Rhode Island ratified May 29, 1790, after the Senate passed a bill to boycott trade with Rhode Island, which had been issuing paper money in order to pay off its War debts | |||
* the federal government officially began operations on March 4, 1789}}''' | |||
The Ratification of the '''{{#tip-text:Conventions of nine States|Conventions of nine States | The Ratification of the '''{{#tip-text:Conventions of nine States|Conventions of nine States | ||