1 7 8 9 ▁legisl ative ▁session .) ▁ ▁Having ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁requ is ite ▁three - four th s ▁of ▁the ▁several ▁states , ▁there ▁being ▁ 1 4 ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( as ▁Verm ont ▁had ▁been ▁admitted ▁into ▁the ▁Union ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 ), ▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁Articles ▁Three ▁through ▁Tw elve ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁they ▁became ▁Am end ments ▁ 1 ▁through ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁President ▁Washington ▁informed ▁Congress ▁of ▁this ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁states , ▁the ▁rat ification ▁of ▁Article ▁One ▁( rat ified ▁by ▁ 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Article ▁Two ▁( rat ified ▁by ▁ 6 ) ▁remained ▁incomplete . ▁The ▁rat ification ▁plate au ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁reach ▁soon ▁rose ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁states ▁when ▁Kentucky ▁joined ▁the ▁Union ▁( J une ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 ). ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁General ▁Assembly ▁rat ified ▁all ▁ 1 2 ▁am end ments , ▁however ▁this ▁action ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁light ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Article ▁One ▁came ▁within ▁one ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁needed ▁to ▁become ▁adopted ▁into ▁the ▁Constitution ▁on ▁two ▁occasions ▁between ▁ 1 7