MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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9/13
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13/13
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6.5/13
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2 states per colonial region
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Detailed explanation-1: -Article VII stipulated that nine states had to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect. Beyond the legal requirements for ratification, the state conventions fulfilled other purposes. The Constitution had been produced in strictest secrecy during the Philadelphia convention.
Detailed explanation-2: -The process set out in the Constitution for its ratification provided for much popular debate in the States. The Constitution would take effect once it had been ratified by nine of the thirteen State legislatures; unanimity was not required.
Detailed explanation-3: -On June 21, 1788, the Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13 states to ratify it.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nine states needed to vote for the Constitution for it to be accepted. Each state was given six months to meet and vote on the proposed Constitution. On December 7, 1787, Delaware was the first state to vote in favor of, or ratify, it.