Final answer:
The requirement for ratification of the new Constitution was not a simple majority of the 13 states but approval from nine of the thirteen states. No state constitutions in the Revolutionary Era allowed women to vote, and Pennsylvania had a liberal constitution for the time. The statement is False.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement claiming that the new constitution required a simple majority of the 13 states to ratify it is false. Article VII, the final article of the United States Constitution, stipulates that for the Constitution to be ratified and for a new government to come into existence, the approval by nine of the thirteen states was needed. This was implemented because the Founding Fathers were concerned that having to obtain unanimous approval from all 13 states would be too difficult.
Additionally, confirming the historical context, the Constitutional Convention did indeed meet in 1787 with the initial intention of revising the Articles of Confederation. Regarding the voting rights in the Revolutionary Era, it is true that no state constitution allowed women to vote during that period. Moreover, Pennsylvania adopted one of the most liberal, not conservative, constitutions of the Revolutionary Era, therefore, claims of it being most conservative are false.