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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