jun 21, 1788 - Constitution ratified

Description:

The required nine states ratified the Constitution of the United States, allowing it to take effect over the whole country. The state ratifications proceeded as follows:

1) Delaware (12/7/1787) - Slave
2) Pennsylvania (12/12/1787) - Free
3) New Jersey (12/18/1787) - Slave
4) Georgia (1/4/1788) - Slave
5) Connecticut (1/25/1788) - Free
6) Massachusetts (2/6/1788) - Free
7) Maryland (4/28/1788) - Slave
8) South Carolina (5/23/1788) - Slave
9) New Hampshire (6/21/1788) - Free

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10) Virginia (6/25/1788) - Slave
11) New York (7/26/1788) - Slave
12) North Carolina (11/21/1789) - Slave
13) Rhode Island (5/29/1790) - Free

Overall, 5 free states and 8 slave states joined the new country. States were also assigned a number denoting what order they ratified the Constitution (eg Delaware was the 1st state). All other states to join the US would be given a number in the same manner.