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Ratification of the Eleventh Amendment

When: February 7, 1795
Where: State legislatures of the ratifying states
Part of: Passage of the Eleventh Amendment

Twelve of fifteen states ratified the amendment by February 7, 1795, adding it to the Constitution; South Carolina followed in December 1797.

The amendment was ratified by the state legislatures and became part of the Constitution on February 7, 1795. Twelve of the fifteen states then existing ratified it. South Carolina ratified on December 4, 1797, while New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee took no action during that era.

Sources

Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-26

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