Eleventh Amendment To The United States Constitution - Proposal and Ratification

Proposal and Ratification

The Eleventh Amendment was proposed by the Congress on March 4, 1794, and was ratified by the following states:

  1. New York (March 27, 1794)
  2. Rhode Island (March 31, 1794)
  3. Connecticut (May 8, 1794)
  4. New Hampshire (June 16, 1794)
  5. Massachusetts (June 26, 1794)
  6. Vermont (November 9, 1794)
  7. Virginia (November 18, 1794)
  8. Georgia (November 29, 1794)
  9. Kentucky (December 7, 1794)
  10. Maryland (December 26, 1794)
  11. Delaware (January 23, 1795)
  12. North Carolina (February 7, 1795)

Ratification was completed on February 7, 1795.

The amendment was subsequently ratified by the following state:

  1. South Carolina (December 4, 1797).

The following states did not ratify the amendment:

  1. New Jersey
  2. Pennsylvania

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