DRAWING THE FEDERAL EDIFICE: THE

MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL & CONSTITUTIONAL PILLARS

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION:

ARTICLE VII

The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.

State by State Ratification Table, 1787-1790State

Dates of StateRatifying Convention

ExpectedVote

Final Vote

Delaware 12/4/1787 to 12/7/1787 30-0 30-0

Pennsylvania 11/20/1787 to 12/12/1787 46-23 46-23

New Jersey 12/11/1787 to 12/18/1787 38-0 38-0

Georgia 12/25/1787 to 12/31/1787 26-0 26-0

Connecticut 1/3/1788 to 1/9/1788 128-40 128-40

Massachusetts 1/9/1788 to 2/6/1788 177-178 187-168

Maryland 4/21/1788 to 4/26/1788 64-12 63-11

South Carolina 5/12/1788 to 5/23/1788 149-73 149-73

New Hampshire 6/18/1788 to 6/21/1788 52-52 57-47

Virginia 6/2/1788 to 6/25/1788 84-84 89-79

New York 6/17/1788 to 7/26/1788 19-46 30-27

North Carolina* 11/16/1789 to 11/21/1789 194-77 194-77

Rhode Island** 5/26/1790 to 5/29/1790 34-32 34-32

* Rejected Constitution 184-84 on August 2, 1788 ** Rejected several attempts to hold ratifying convention