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Connecticut and Georgia were among the first states to ratify the US Constitution, which was only made possible due to the Connecticut Compromise. Connecticut ratified the Constitution on 9 January 1788, with Georgia following shortly after. The US Constitution did not become the 'supreme law of the land' until 9 of the 13 states ratified the document.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Date Connecticut ratified the Constitution | 9 January 1788 |
| Connecticut Compromise | The US Constitution was only possible due to the Connecticut Compromise |
| Connecticut Compromise | The Connecticut Compromise restructured Congress to reflect the system of representation |
| Date Georgia ratified the Constitution | After Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but before Connecticut |
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What You'll Learn
- Connecticut ratified the Constitution on 9 January 1788
- Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution
- The US Constitution did not become the supreme law of the land until 9 of the 13 states ratified it
- The Connecticut Compromise was key to the Constitution's ratification
- The Bill of Rights was ratified on 15 December 1791
Connecticut ratified the Constitution on 9 January 1788
The US Constitution did not become "the supreme law of the land" until 9 of the 13 states ratified the document. Following Connecticut's ratification, Massachusetts did the same a month later. The Federalist Papers, a series of essays published in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788, began to convert doubters. The constitution was subsequently ratified by Maryland and South Carolina, which set the stage for New Hampshire to become the ninth and deciding state to ratify the US Constitution on 21 June 1788.
Madison introduced 17 amendments to the Constitution, of which Congress adopted 12 on 25 September 1789, to send forth to the states for ratification. Ten of those amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on 15 December 1791.
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Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution
The Constitution was evolving at the time, with Madison introducing 17 amendments to it, born from the Massachusetts Compromise. Congress adopted 12 of these amendments on 25th September 1789, and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of these amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified on 15th December 1791.
The US did not begin to look and function as it does today until several years after the Constitution's ratification.
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The US Constitution did not become the supreme law of the land until 9 of the 13 states ratified it
The Constitution was subsequently ratified by Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and finally New Hampshire, which became the ninth and deciding state to ratify the US Constitution on 21 June 1788.
The US Constitution was only made possible due to the Connecticut Compromise, so rejection by Connecticut seemed unlikely. The Connecticut Compromise restructured Congress to reflect the system of representation created at the Constitutional Convention.
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The Connecticut Compromise was key to the Constitution's ratification
The US Constitution was approved at a renegade convention on 17 September 1787, but it did not become "the supreme law of the land" until 9 of the 13 states ratified the document. Connecticut's ratification was only possible due to the Connecticut Compromise, which restructured Congress to reflect the system of representation created at the Constitutional Convention.
The Connecticut Compromise was proposed by Oliver Ellsworth from Windsor, William Samuel Johnson of Stratford, and Roger Sherman from New Haven. When they returned to Hartford to personally implore the state delegates to ratify the document, the result seemed assured. After Connecticut's ratification, Massachusetts followed suit a month later, and The Federalist Papers began to convert doubters.
Maryland and South Carolina were next to approve, which set the stage for New Hampshire to become the ninth and deciding state to ratify the US Constitution on 21 June 1788.
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The Bill of Rights was ratified on 15 December 1791
Connecticut and Georgia were among the first five states to ratify the US Constitution, along with Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Connecticut ratified the Constitution on 9 January 1788, and Georgia did so before that date. The US Constitution became "the supreme law of the land" when 9 of the 13 states ratified the document. The Bill of Rights, comprising ten amendments to the Constitution, was ratified on 15 December 1791.
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Frequently asked questions
Connecticut ratified the US Constitution on 9 January 1788.
Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the Constitution, after Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
9 of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution for it to become the supreme law of the land.
The Connecticut Compromise was a system of representation created at the Constitutional Convention. It was only due to this compromise that the Constitution was possible.
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