New York Convention

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The New York Convention was the 1788 state ratifying convention where delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
state ratifying convention
appliesToJurisdiction U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
category 1788 in New York (state)
State ratifying conventions of the United States Constitution
United States constitutional history
chairperson George Clinton
country United States of America
describedBySource records of the New York State ratifying convention
endDate 1788-07-26
facetOf history of New York State
history of the United States Constitution
followedBy implementation of the United States Constitution in New York
hasEffect brought New York into the new federal union
hasMainSubject ratification of the United States Constitution
hasOutcome ratification of the United States Constitution by New York
hasRole debated the proposed United States Constitution
languageOfWorkOrName English
location Poughkeepsie, New York
notableParticipant Alexander Hamilton
George Clinton
John Jay
John Lansing Jr.
Melancton Smith
Robert R. Livingston
Robert Yates
partOf ratification of the United States Constitution by the states
pointInTime 1788
president George Clinton
proposed recommendations for a bill of rights
ratificationOrder 11th state to ratify the Constitution
ratifiedDocument United States Constitution
significantFor Federalists at the New York Ratifying Convention
surface form: Federalist and Anti-Federalist debate

conditional support for later amendments
startDate 1788-06-17
timePeriod post–American Revolutionary War era
voteResult 30–27 in favor of ratification

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