ode ▁Island ▁waited ▁for ▁am end ments ▁from ▁Congress ▁before ▁rat ifying . ▁ ▁Article ▁Seven ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁Constitution ▁set ▁the ▁terms ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁new ▁frame ▁of ▁government ▁would ▁be ▁established . ▁The ▁new ▁Constitution ▁would ▁become ▁oper ational ▁when ▁rat ified ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁nine ▁states . ▁Only ▁then ▁would ▁it ▁replace ▁the ▁existing ▁government ▁under ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁Confeder ation ▁and ▁would ▁apply ▁only ▁to ▁those ▁states ▁that ▁rat ified ▁it . ▁ ▁Following ▁content ious ▁batt les ▁in ▁several ▁states , ▁the ▁proposed ▁Constitution ▁reached ▁that ▁nine - state ▁rat ification ▁plate au ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 8 8 , ▁the ▁Articles ▁of ▁Confeder ation ▁Congress ▁cert ified ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁Constitution ▁had ▁been ▁rat ified ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁enough ▁states ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁system ▁to ▁be ▁implemented ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁to ▁meet ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Wed nes day ▁in ▁March ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁the ▁new ▁frame ▁of ▁government ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁with ▁eleven ▁of ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁states ▁particip ating . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁Circ ular ▁Let ter ▁ ▁In ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Rat ifying ▁Convention ▁was ▁Anti - F eder al ist ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁incl ined ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Comp rom ise . ▁Led ▁by ▁Mel an ct on ▁Smith , ▁they ▁were ▁incl ined ▁to ▁make