Ratification of the Constitution

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Dates of Ratification of the Constitution

State	Date	Votes for	Votes against
Delaware	December 7, 1787	30	0
Pennsylvania	December 12, 1787	46	23
New Jersey	December 18, 1787	38	0
Georgia	January 2, 1788	26	0
Connecticut	January 9, 1788	128	40
Massachusetts	February 6, 1788	187	168
Maryland	April 28, 1788	63	11
South Carolina	May 23, 1788	149	73
New Hampshire	June 21, 1788	57	47
Virginia	June 25, 1788	89	79
New York	July 26, 1788	30	27
North Carolina	November 21, 1789	194	77
Rhode Island	May 29, 1790	34	32

 

The first inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States was held on Thursday, April 30, 1789 on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of George Washington as President.

The First United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington 's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia.

 

 

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Only 9 states were required to ratify the Constitution in order to establish the government for the united States. Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island also ratified the Constitution after the government had already been established.

The states of North Carolina and Rhode Island did not become states until well after George Washington had been elected President.