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nine states ratified
It needed to be ratified by 9 of 13 states.
Any changes or amendments to the Constitution need to be ratified by three-fourths of the states. Out of 50 states, this totals 38.
All 13 states ratified the U.S. Constitution, which was considered in effect after two-thirds of them (9) had done so.All 13 ratified the U.S. Constitution. They only needed 9.9 - apex
"The states ratified the Constitution."
The U.S. Constitution required the ratification of ten of the thirteen states to go into effect. Eventually all thirteen ratified it.
The constitution was ratified by all the 13 states in 1790 .
The Constitution became the law of the land when the required minimum number of states ratified it.
It still would have been ratified. Only 9 out of 13 states were needed.
Septemeber 17, 1987 - the proposed U.S. Constitution was signed. June 21, 1788 - Constitution ratified by New Hampshire, thus making for nine of the thirteen states needed for official ratification of the U.S. Constitution. May 29, 1790 - Constitution is ratified by all 13 states of the U.S.
3/5Answer:9 states were needed to ratify the new US Constitution according to Article VII of the Constitution. The number of states needed was never specified as a fraction, the way the Constitution specifies for an amendment.
When the US Constitution was revised it would not be ratified (go into effect) unless 9 states approved it and accepted it.