There were ten amendments in all, and they should be studied as carefully as the Constitution itself is studied.
[Sidenote: Constitution adopted.

_Higginson_, 216; _Source-Book_, 175-180.] 191.

The Constitution Adopted, 1787-88 .-- In June, 1788, New Hampshire and Virginia adopted the Constitution.

They were the ninth and tenth states to take this action.

The Constitution provided that it should go into effect when it should be adopted by nine states, that is, of course, it should go into effect only between those states.
Preparations were now made for the organization of the new government.
But this took some time.