It's worth noting that the other 2 of the 4 holdouts were New York and Virginia. The writers/ratifiers of the constitution knew that without those two, the enti

It's worth noting that the other 2 of the 4 holdouts were New York and Virginia. The writers/ratifiers of the constitution knew that without those two, the entire endeavor would fail. They both eventually agreed on the stipulation that further controls to the federal government (Bill of Rights) would need to be codified within 90 days, or else their ratification would nullify. They both ended up voting in favor of ratification by narrow margins, and this left N.C. and R.I. left to wallow in isolation for a brief bit.