Ratification - 9 states needed to ratify the U.S. Constitution

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  • H conceives a writing project to help NYers with the Constitution

  • Period: to

    The Federalist (essays)

    purpose was to help ratify the US Constitution for New York
    H wrote with Madison and Jay and it went beyond NY

  • First essay appears

  • DE, PA, NJ - ratify the Constitution

  • GA and Conn - ratify the Constitution

  • Mass ratifies the Constitution

  • The Federalist published - first volume

  • MD, SC - ratify the Constitution

  • The Federalist published - second volume

  • NH ratifies == the 9th state!!

  • VA ratifies the Constitution

  • NY ratifies the Constitution

    smallest margin (30-27)