Question

george washington was elected the first president of the united states in 1789. at the time of washington’s election, the nation had already won independence from great britain. the government was still in its early stages. the constitution had been written, but not all of the states had ratified it, or approved it. in the election of 1789, the only states that were counted were those that had ratified the constitution.
the following table shows the dates that each of the original 13 states ratified the constitution. look at the table. then follow the instructions below.

state	constitutional ratification date
delaware	december 1787
georgia	january 1788
maryland	april 1788
massachusetts	february 1788
new hampshire	june 1788
new jersey	december 1787
new york	july 1788
north carolina	november 1789
pennsylvania	december 1787
rhode island	may 1790
south carolina	may 1788
virginia	june 1788

use the information above to complete the text.
rhode island new jersey new york south carolina
north carolina delaware
when george washington was elected president in early 1789, there were two states that had not yet ratified the u.s. constitution. ____ did not ratify the constitution until november 1789, and ____ did not ratify it until may 1790. neither of those states was counted in the

Explanation:

1. First, identify the states that ratified the Constitution after early 1789 using the table: North Carolina (November 1789) and Rhode Island (May 1790).
2. Match each state to the corresponding ratification date in the incomplete text.

Answer:

When George Washington was elected president in early 1789, there were two states that had not yet ratified the U.S. Constitution.
North Carolina did not ratify the Constitution until November 1789, and
Rhode Island did not ratify it until May 1790. Neither of those states was counted in the