Virginia Ratifying Convention
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The Virginia Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering of delegates in Virginia that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution, playing a pivotal role in its national adoption.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| chairperson | Edmund Pendleton ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfRatification | 1788-06-25 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot ⓘ |
| endDate | 1788-06-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina Ratifying Convention
|
| follows | Maryland Ratifying Convention ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
helped secure national adoption of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
increased pressure on remaining states to ratify the Constitution ⓘ made Virginia the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| heldAt | Richmond Academy building ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key turning point in the struggle over ratification of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
major forum for Federalist and Anti-Federalist arguments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| mainSubject | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| numberOfDelegates | 168 ⓘ |
| partOf | state ratifying conventions for the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalist
Federalists ⓘ
surface form:
Federalist
|
| president | Edmund Pendleton ⓘ |
| produced | recommendations for amendments to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| secretary |
John James Beckley
ⓘ
surface form:
John Beckley
|
| significantEvent | ratification of the United States Constitution by Virginia ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Benjamin Harrison V
ⓘ
Edmund Randolph ⓘ George Mason ⓘ George Nicholas ⓘ George Wythe ⓘ Henry Lee III ⓘ James Madison ⓘ James Monroe ⓘ John Marshall ⓘ Patrick Henry ⓘ William Grayson ⓘ |
| startDate | 1788-06-02 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Confederation period
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surface form:
Confederation period of United States history
post–American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| topic |
federalism in the United States
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individual rights ⓘ need for a bill of rights ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| voteResult | 89–79 in favor of ratification ⓘ |
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