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Article 7
 * By: Domenica and Ashley!!!

Not all of the original 13 states in the United States were invited to ratify the constitution, which was created in 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The constitution stated that nine raticications would be needed. Some of our stated ratifies quickly, while others needed to hold several conventions to even accept the Constitution, even though all //__eventually__// did. The next lists shows some numbers, and votes of each states conventions. If nine states ratified, but not all thirteen, the states would be split among two possibly separate countries **

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 * 1) On Sep. 17, 1787 the Constitutional Convention adjourns.
 * 2) Sep. 28, 1787 The congress agreed to send the Constitution to the states for ratification and debate.
 * 3) Dec. 7, 1787 Delaware ratifies, Vote: 30 for, 0 against.
 * 4) Dec. 12, 1787 Pennsylvania ratifies, Vote: 46 for, 23 against.
 * 5) Dec. 18, 1787 New Jersey ratifies, Vote: 38 for, 0 against
 * 6) Jan. 9, 1788 Connecticut ratifies, Vote: 128 for, 40 against.
 * 7) Feb. 2, 1788 Georgia ratifies, Vote: 26 for, 0 against.

January 9, 1788: [|Connecticut] ratifies. Vote: 128 for, 40 against. February 2, 1788: [|Georgia] ratifies. Vote: 26 for, 0 against. February 6, 1788: [|Massachusetts] ratifies. Vote: 187 for, 168 against. March 24, 1788: Rhode Island popular referendum rejects. Vote: 237 for, 2708 against. April 28, 1788: [|Maryland] ratifies. Vote: 63 for, 11 against. May 23, 1788: [|South Carolina] ratifies. Vote: 149 for, 73 against. June 21, 1788: [|New Hampshire] ratifies. Vote: 57 for, 47 against. June 25, 1788: [|Virginia] ratifies. Vote: 89 for, 79 against. July 26, 1788: [|New York] ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 27 against. August 2, 1788: North Carolina convention adjourns without ratifying by a vote of 185 in favor of adjournment, 84 opposed. November 21, 1789: [|North Carolina] ratifies. Vote: 194 for, 77 against. May 29, 1790: [|Rhode Island] ratifies. Vote: 34 for, 32 against.

There are good reasons why the Framers specified, in [|Article 7], that the Constitution was to be ratified by conventions rather than directly by referenda or by the legislatures.