1 9 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁ ▁North ▁Carolina : ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁ ▁South ▁Carolina : ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁ ▁New ▁Ham pshire : ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁ ▁New ▁York : ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁ ▁Rh ode ▁Island : ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁ ▁Pennsylvania : ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁( after ▁reject ing ▁it ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ) ▁ ▁Virginia : ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁ ▁Verm ont : ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 ▁ ▁Kentucky : ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁ ▁The ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Assembly ▁approved ▁the ▁am end ment ▁along ▁with ▁ten ▁others ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁upper ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁de ferred ▁taking ▁any ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁am end ments ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁next ▁election . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 0 , ▁following ▁that ▁election , ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁rejected ▁the ▁am end ment ▁while ▁appro ving ▁the ▁ten ▁am end ments ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights . ▁The ▁upper ▁house ▁then ▁approved ▁all ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁am end ments , ▁h ind ering ▁Connecticut ' s