Fayetteville Convention of 1789

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The Fayetteville Convention of 1789 was the North Carolina assembly that ultimately approved the U.S. Constitution and paved the way for the state’s admission to the new federal union.

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Fayetteville Convention of 1789 canonical 2

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instanceOf historical event
ratifying convention
appliesToJurisdiction North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
approvedDocument United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States
chronologyWithinTopic second North Carolina convention on U.S. Constitution ratification
convenedBy North Carolina General Assembly
country United States of America
describedBySource North Carolina state historical records
United States constitutional history scholarship
followed Hillsborough Convention of 1788
hasEffect brought North Carolina into the United States under the Constitution
hasRole ratification of the United States Constitution by North Carolina
hasTopic Federalism in the United States
ratification of the United States Constitution
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Fayetteville, North Carolina
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory North Carolina
United States Constitution ratification process
partOf United States constitutional history
pointInTime 1789
November 1789
precededBy North Carolina’s initial refusal to ratify the Constitution in 1788
result North Carolina’s decision to join the new federal union
ratification of the U.S. Constitution by North Carolina
significance paved the way for North Carolina’s admission to the federal union

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Hillsborough Convention of 1788 followedBy Fayetteville Convention of 1789